An ordinary rooster made history on the last Passover announcing more than the break of dawn, announcing a breakdown. Peter’s breakdown.

Another popular baby name among the New Testament generation is Judas, meaning ‘praise’: Judas son of James (a disciple of Jesus, also called Thaddaeus); Judas, brother of Jesus and James (also called Jude); Judas Barsabbas (one of the nominee along with Matthias to replace Judas Iscariot); Judas the Galilean (a revolt leader).

Worldwide, a living-room couch points to a TV screen. Today, we take pride in a screen that shadows us wherever we go. Our phone. We basically carry the living room throughout the day. Hence, we find it hard to unplug from this pixelated screen, since smart minds turned the phone into a beautiful melting pot of TV and computer.

A few years ago, I borrowed some books on parenting. Before finishing the Forward section on one of them, health problems snowballed in our family. Hence, I switched to titles as Think Like a Pancreas (in a season I could hardly even think at all).Continue reading→

I thrive having lists. Shopping lists. Menu lists. To-do lists.Continue reading→

Surely you can’t schedule joy just because Nat King Cole sings ” ‘Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la la”.Continue reading→

What is your favorite part of the Christmas story? Joseph, Mary, Baby Jesus, the angels, the wise men or perhaps the Shepherds?Continue reading→

Our oldest daughter calls Christmas, ‘the season of jolliness’.Continue reading→