Celebrating Christmas

December 22, 2009 | 2 comments

What does it mean to celebrate Christmas? Is it all about parties, get-togethers, shopping, giving and receiving gifts, cooking, baking, hangovers, and bills to pay afterward? I was struck by a quote from Mary Baker Eddy from her article, “What

Christmas thoughts

December 21, 2009 | 4 comments

I receive many Christmas cards at my office, along with several family updates tucked inside. I value them all. My practice often spurts this time of year because many individuals struggle with feeling the joy of the season despite all the

A Christmas time story

December 18, 2009 | 4 comments

LITTLE PICCOLA Celia Thaxter In the sunny land of France there lived many years ago a sweet little maid named Piccola. Her father had died when she was a baby, and her mother was very poor and had to work

Building for others

December 17, 2009 | 2 comments

THE BRIDGE BUILDER An old man, going a lone highway, Came at the evening cold and gray, To a chasm, vast and deep and wide, Through which was flowing a sullen tide. The old man crossed in the twilight dim-

The easier way to live

December 16, 2009 | 6 comments

Are you tired, worn out, ready to quit, void of energy and enthusiasm to continue tomorrow? If so, it’s time to unburden your mental back from the weights of the world, let the material concerns go, follow Christ, and be