Archive for December 2015

New Year: Reaching for the light

Light symbolizes hope, realization, a new path.  The Winter Solstice is the turning point from darkness toward more daylight. At an aha! moment, the “lightbulb goes on” over our heads. Nine Hanukah lights recall miraculous triumph by faith against the odds, and Christmas marks the birth of Jesus Christ. “I have come into the world […]

A Christmas Party in Prison

I had my first Christmas in prison.  No, not as an inmate.  In 1998 I was a Bible study volunteer at Webster Correctional Institution, a low security prison for men in Cheshire, CT (since closed).  That year we threw a Christmas party for the 9 inmates in our group.  However, word got around and 50 […]

A Christmas Party in Prison

I had my first Christmas in prison.  No, not as an inmate.  In 1998 I was a Bible study volunteer at Webster Correctional Institution, a low security prison for men in Cheshire, CT (since closed).  That year we threw a Christmas party for the 9 inmates in our group.  However, word got around and 50 […]

Light of Gratitude in Dark Times

In the wake of terror and violence, a Facebook friend rallied against desensitization or surrendering to despair. But what else is there to feel? Paranoia? Revenge? Hatred?  I needed another option. This is the season for love and goodwill, but headlines disconnected me from holiday cheer, such as writing Christmas cards. Then, I thought, why […]