A few years ago, I bought this graphic by Tricia Robertson titled “The Four”. I wish the skin tones were more accurate to the culture, but these four women, from left to right, are mentioned in the family tree of Jesus as found in Matthew 1: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and Bathsheba.
Category: Advent
The Real Safety Net
I mentioned in a previous post that Mark’s Aunt Phyllis was an artist with clay. The first photo shows a gift she once gave to Jerry representing his and Genevieve’s three sons: Michael, who died at birth on Christmas Day 1945 (notice the baby in their arms); Todd and Mark and their respective families. The…
Standing on the Edge
“You’ll never be younger than you are today.” This was a phrase a friend shared with me a few years ago which her husband often quoted. Mark and I have been talking quite a bit lately about how we want to spend the last quarter of our lives. (Actually it’s closer to the two minute…
Shadows in the Glow
In the late fall of the infamous 2020, my daughter Kelli started her Christmas shopping. She picked up a few decorations that day for her house. It wasn’t until she was showing me on Zoom (remember what year it was) that the misspelling was noticed, and we all had a good laugh! I offered to…
Be Patient in the Waiting
Last weekend our family gathered in Santa Barbara to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas, since we won’t all be together in December. One of the things I wanted to make sure we got done was a family photo, so we planned to meet at 4:00 at Butterfly Beach. This beach is significant for many reasons, one…