By Lilly Lewin The first Sunday of Traditional Advent begins this Sunday with the lighting of the candle of HOPE. We need HOPE more than ever. What does HOPE mean…
By Lilly Lewin Cardinals have always been a symbol of hope for me. During a very dark part of my life, I remember walking our cocker spaniel, Freddie, around our…
by Christine Sine This year I am determined to start off on the right foot and for that rather selfish reason chose Starting the 2020s on the Right Foot as…
By Lynne Baab– “Hope is being able to see there is light despite all of the darkness.”—Desmond Tutu I want to tell you about my decade-long journey of trying to…
By Catherine Lawton — Ah, Christmas! Bright lights, hustle and bustle, joyous music and celebrations…. Yet, hidden behind all the glitter, many people feel the pangs of sadness and loneliness…
By Barbie Perks — Close on 20 years ago, I came across the Blue Christmas concept in a Methodist Women’s magazine that was being published in South Africa. The idea…
By Hilary Horn — As Christmas approaches and our advent season has arrived, one word that has been sticking out to me in particular is the word hope. I love this…
by Christine Sine Vulnerable is the second word in my Advent garden. When I wrote it I was thinking about Mary’s vulnerability – powerless and open to attack. I was…
