Author Archives: Donna Coulson
Beauty
My bonus daughter, Amanda and her husband Jarrett are visiting us here on the island this week to celebrate her thirtieth birthday, so I hope you’ll excuse me if instead of my regular blog this week, I simply share this: in hard times and great times, deep winter or sunshine, God loves you and wants … Continue reading
Rejoice!
As you may know, Philippians 4: 4-9 is one of my favorite places in the universe. There are so many reasons I love hanging out among those words. When I’m floundering it supplies me with a path to follow (let your gentleness be evident to all), when I’m scared I can go sit with God, … Continue reading
Hard questions to begin the new year.
I’m pondering a question this morning. Here’s it is: Are we human bodies who were imbued with a soul, or are we souls who were imbued with a body? One side of this coin would contend that I am human first – that is, I was conceived and then at some point a soul either … Continue reading
Sticks and stones
I took down our Christmas decorations on Saturday. The act of packing away the baubles: the jing tinglers and flu floopers (thanks Dr. Seuss for the proper and official names of all the stuff I hang about the house!) always makes me thoughtful. Lost in reverie as I was un-decorating a metal tree on the … Continue reading
Except. The Child.
We like things perfect. Christmas brings out the perfectionism in most us, I think. The perfect tree and decorations, just the right gifts with beautiful wrapping, the menu for Christmas dinner. Everything for Christmas should be, well, perfect. Except it isn’t. The government is partially shut down, fighting and ugliness increase exponentially nearly daily, some … Continue reading
Die Hard Christmas
If you saw my blog right after Thanksgiving, you will remember that I shared my love of cheesy Christmas movies. I’m happy to report that we have been taking full advantage of the season, and have watched at least a dozen uplifting and enjoyable holiday films. That doesn’t count the six or seven that we … Continue reading
Now You Will See What I Can Do!
All you have to do is read the news to get scared and depressed. There’s so much hate out there. Name calling and hard hearts, selfishness and finger pointing seem to be the current accepted problem-solving protocol. If the ugliness was just among politicians and late-night radio talk shows, we could ignore it. Instead … Continue reading
Christmas Movies
It’s Christmas time! I love Christmas. I love knowing that my Savior took on human form. I love that He died to take my sins and He lived so that I can be assured that He understands my hurts and aches and trials. I love Christmas for many reasons, and some of them are that … Continue reading
KNOW
I love Sunday mornings. It doesn’t matter how farfy or crabby or apathetic I am, by the time the music is even halfway finished at our island church, I am all in. This Sunday was no exception, though I admit, about 4/5s of the way through the sermon, Pastor John stepped on my toes. I … Continue reading
