In December of 2016, our church sponsored its first annual Angel Tree  Christmas event for some of the kids in and around our community. As part of the program, we included a special segment where a storytelling candy maker (yours truly) read 'The Legend of the Candy Cane', by Lori Walburg. Here are some photos … Continue reading Candy Canes, Barber Poles, and Lighthouses. Oh my!

A wintry phenomenon Like a magical tower in the land of Narnia, this beacon beckons us to marvel at the wonders of creation. Underneath this fairy-tale like facade is one of two lighthouses located on a pier in the town of St. Joseph, Michigan. Built in 1907 this range light, which is still operational, is known as … Continue reading Spiritual Winters

Located on a small rock island off Cape Ann on the Massachusetts coast in the USA are these two lighthouses known as the Thacher Island Twin Lights. The original towers built in 1771 were made out of wood. These were replaced with the present 124-foot tall granite ones in 1861. The Thacher Island Lights are … Continue reading Every Lighthouse Needs a Maria

Nestled among two magnificent rocky mountain tops rising like gothic cathedrals out of the sea is this 40 ft. beacon known as the Skellig Michale Lighthouse. It is one of two lighthouses built in 1829 on Skellig Michale, an uninhabited steep rocky island lying off the coast of the Iveragh Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland. The first … Continue reading The Hidden Lighthouse