The Fate of a Tree.

Wednesday, January 16th, 2008

It is now January 16 and I have been fighting my children off about taking down our Christmas tree. When the 12 days was over and the Epiphany party complete, I must admit that I was kind of ready to pack up shop and call it Valentine's Day. ...

New Year’s Eve in the Middle of 12 Days of Excitment.

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Well we are half way through the 12 days celebration and every morning the kids wake up with the same excitement about opening their gift for the day! It is a lot of fun. We have had a few lessons about appreciation and patience. We've had devotions and ...

Merry Christmas

Monday, December 24th, 2007

Our Christmas Eve Worship schedule is: 4:00 - Live Nativity at Tee-n-Jay's Farm, Mounts Mills Road and Spotswood-Englishtown Road, Monroe 7:00 - Traditional Worship at Trinity United Methodist Church, 70 Manalapan Road, Spotswood 11:00 - Candlelight and Communion at Trinity United Methodist Church, 70 Manalapan Road, Spotswood

Christmas Classics and Awareness.

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

First I'd like to plug what I think is the best Christmas movie - The Very First Noel.  My kids love it! It is relatively new and bound to be a classic.  I can nitpick the theology, but I love the world music theme to the carols and ...

The Pageant Innkeeper’s Joy.

Thursday, December 13th, 2007

While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:6-7 (NIV) This morning I met with ...

“In the Cracks” by Molly Vetter.

Monday, December 10th, 2007

When I was in San Diego for the School of Congregational Development last year I met Rev. Molly Vetter and her husband Matt. (Matt probably thought I was some kind of stalker because he was the sound/video guy for their worship service and I was "loitering" around the equipment ...

St. Nicholas Day (12/6) and the Boy-Bishop.

Thursday, December 6th, 2007

Today is December 6th and for many Protestants (well, maybe just me) the Feast of St. Nicholas is not well known. I discovered it last year while researching the 12 Days of Christmas and thought it would be fun to enlighten you today. (By the way, did ...

Holiday Train Ride for the kids.

Thursday, November 29th, 2007

The Home News Tribune had an article yesterday entitle, "After a holiday train ride, make a stop at Phillipsburg restaurants," (I looked for the link to the article, but couldn't find it, sorry.) The New York, Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society with Delaware River Railroad Excursions and ...