“’For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.’ And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising…
It was one of the most amazing experiences I’ve had in my life. I cannot deny what happened on that first Sunday in Advent, 2022. As that little boy slipped the coin, the penny, into his pocket and walked away, the motion around me, that had stopped, suddenly returned. And, my ears tuned in to…
“So, that was it?”, I asked God as we drove away on that First Sunday in Advent, 2012, “That was the ‘special moment’ You told me about two weeks ago, right?” Mom and I arrived in Minneapolis Thursday night and headed to Fergus Falls, a 3-1/2 hour drive northwest of the cities on Friday. We…
“How are we going to pay for the hotel?”, I asked anxiously, “And, the rental car? And …” It was two weeks before departure and I was in panic mode. Clearly God had answered our prayer and He had given us the green light to go on this trip to Minnesota, in 2012. And, we…
It almost didn’t happen. After dad’s passing in 2007, it became my honor and responsibility to accompany mom home, to Minnesota, for school reunions, family reunions and “down time” every couple of years. We made two trips home – in 2009 and 2011 – and we were supposed to make a third trip home in…
As I previously mentioned, the First Sunday in Advent this year, 2022 – which falls on Sunday, November 27th – marks the 10th anniversary of a most amazing divine encounter mom and I had at the Mall of America. I’m calling it, “My Christmas Story: Miracle at the Mall“. And, to set the stage, I…