Americans Most Admire…
Next to Dwight Schrute (of course!) from the popular television series, “The Office,” Americans most admire… is it President Obama or Nancy Pelosi or Newt Gingrich, or Ivana Trump, or Michael Jackson, Stephen Speilberg, Oprah… ? You’ll be surprised…
Gift to Self…
I bought a season’s greetings gift for myself… These beautiful, hand-blown glass balls grace my dining room table now…
Two Warring Brothers
I have wanted to write about what happened to my husband and me last Friday all week, but it has been busy and crazy. The first of the week we sadly said good-bye to friends that had been visiting from the states. And the day after they left I came down with the flu. I…
Festive Snickerdoodles!
Well, Judy Garland is singing, cookies are baking, family is near, the cat is curled up on my lap, purring… yeah, it is one of those days. The smell of cinnamon fills the air. What is it about cinnamon that set the soul right? Here’s my recipe for simple holiday cookies. It is a standard…
winter solstice
brief shadows lengthen in magic and mystery the winter solstice
Dazzled…
Each holiday season in December, I am handed the opportunity to gaze upon the shekinah glory of God that shone about the shepherds of Bethlehem on a cold night in Israel long ago—a night that changed the world forever. It is challenging because there is great competition and distraction in this beautiful Season of Light…
Sunrise Glow over Jerusalem
Well, we spent the day yesterday in IKEA and an appliance store helping our friends get situated in their apartment. We came home late and fell into bed… so no Hanukkah lights! We did see plenty on the way home as we traveled from Netanya to Jerusalem. But this morning when we awoke, we found…
Festival of Lights: Day Four
I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth (Genesis 49:6). We had a feast last evening… friendship, stories, laughter, food, drink, prayer, and fellowship! On the fourth day of Hanukkah, we celebrated indeed.
Bonnie Saul Wilks 