The winter blahs have hit me…big time! So when I am feeling out of sorts — and very defeated as everything I try to do seems to flop! — I delve into the archives of history, brushing the dust off of 17th-century poetry from Anne Bradstreet, taking joy in winter walks with the new muff to keep my hands warm, and trying my hand at making a medieval German winter bread. (Disclosure: This was my second attempt and so far both attempts at bread making failed!)

But in my winter longing for better days, I embrace the truth that often courage doesn’t roar. It whispers to us to try again tomorrow. For my friends, God is always calling us to come out of our tombs of winter blahs and live once again! So come! Live with me.

Pull up a chair and let’s have a wonderful visit together! And share with me the times in your life when failures turned out to be preludes to beautiful praise for the new thing God was doing!

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Blessings to you!

Friends, I invite you to enter into the season of Epiphany with me — with a little bit of reflection, historic tidbits and a tipsy hedgehog! A what? Yes, a tipsy hedgehog. It’s an 18th century recipe that often graced holiday table. All it is is almond flour, sherry, cream, eggs, sugar, molded into the shape of a hedgehog. It was quite delicious. If you are interested in the recipe, leave a comment to let me know! But I chose it to celebrate Epiphany, which was officially Jan. 6. It is the day we remember the arrival of the Magi and the gifts they presented to Jesus. I embrace this time as a season of remembering to look for the Christ light shining on new paths that God is asking us to boldly take. Sadly, the world rushes us into a new year, creating too much stress that is necessary. Epiphany comes during winter, which is a time to listen to the holy hush of the season — a stillness that heals and restores us. So come! Let’s enjoy some tipsy hedgehog together and talk about how we are going to embrace winter’s holy hush and step into the year softly!