In this post, I said I was moving from “Why?” to “Thank you.” as I get further away from the end of my marriage. It is a process I learned years ago. It comes from this Maya Angelou quote: My Mission in Life is Not to Merely Survive, but to …
Water is a powerful for us (humans). In faith, water is a big deal. Jesus is the Living Water. Water is an element in many of his miracles: calming the storm, walking on water, water to wine, healing with water, the woman at the well…We use water to get baptized…Some …
So…it should go without saying I am not a theologian and this post is not the Biblical view of forgiveness. This is the Charise view. Let me say this about the Christian view of Forgiveness: It is hard and weird and confusing. From my point of view, forgiveness comes in …
I love New Year’s. I really am not sure if it or July 4 is my favorite holiday. And I’ve blogged a few times about how much I love Independence Day. For me, they have some things in common. Fireworks. I love fireworks. The other part the Fourth and New …
I’m clearly a fan of stories. I read them, write them, etc I also tend to think of my life as a story. When I left my first marriage, it was because I did not want my daughter’s story to be seeing her parents in a marriage like ours. When …
When I was little I had those Advent calendars with the little chocolate behind the perforated paper door. And I couldn’t figure out why it ended on Christmas Eve since Santa’s arrival was the next day, it seemed to me there should be one more chocolate to get us to …