by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 24, 2012 | mercy
I expect you will find this hard to believe, but I love an empty-nest on Christmas Day. Yes, I know. Those of you who will be surrounded by children in Christmas jammies, mounds of wrapping paper, and squeals of delight doubt my honesty here. Especially if some of...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 20, 2012 | mercy
And [the shepherds] came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 16, 2012 | mercy
Our family is spread across three states and nine-hundred miles. So we developed an email group with regular updates to keep everyone connected. We call it the Breakfast Club, and everyone’s subject line is supposed to be what they had for breakfast that...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 13, 2012 | mercy
I’ve never been to one of those cool Christmas parties where everyone wears sparkly clothes and stands around in ambient light, surrounded by exotic ‘hor devours and Christmas decor worthy of a Macy’s window. We are more the little-smokies and chunky...
by Kathy Nickerson | Dec 10, 2012 | mercy
Have you seen the movie It’s a Wonderful Life? If not, stop reading right now. Go straight to Netflix or Hulu or Amazon Prime or your favorite Tivo/DVR system and hit “Search.” Get to know George Bailey et al, and then come back. We’ll wait for...
