Author Archives: Donna Coulson

We are just a few days before Christmas and all through our house Christmas is glinting and chiming and sparkling, and making me merry.  I hope you can say the same.  I am an absolute stickler for not opening ANY present early, I love staring at the pile of presents under the tree in happy … Continue reading »

When I was little, I thought Christ was Jesus’ last name. You know, Mary Christ, Joseph Christ, and their son Jesus Christ. Of course, I eventually came to understand that Jesus is the name His mama called Him (ok, yes, it was Joseph, the step-dad who named Him as instructed by the angel). Names like Christ … Continue reading »

In the novel I’m writing right now, the main character experiences something difficult.  She is young and laments to her mother, “Why did God let this happen?”  Her mother answers her saying, “I think you are asking the wrong question. It isn’t up to us to ask God why. He’s God, and He doesn’t owe … Continue reading »

It’s been easy for me in the political and cultural tempest we live in to wonder if God isn’t tired of us.  I’ve thought lately that I haven’t seen God’s hand in the workings of America very much in the last months.  People seem angrier, more fearful, less loving, and I’ve wondered if God has … Continue reading »

I’m not really a fan of compromise.  Overall, I think that compromise should be avoided.  Compromise means both parties give up something in order to meet in the middle.  There’s nothing wrong with that when the issue is a small, one-time decision like what restaurant to go to this evening, or making a lunch date … Continue reading »

As a writer, I love that the Bible says God is the Author and Perfector of our faith.  I get that. I can relate to the work He does to nurture our stories.  But today I thought of another metaphor that describes God’s role in our lives another way. I love to bake bread.  I … Continue reading »

We attended a burial service this weekend for Karl’s Uncle Ted.  Family (most of whom I’d never met before since Ted, like me, married into this family) converged on the lone prairie from all over the country on Saturday. It was a day with tears, many chuckles, a few outright laughs, and a beautiful time … Continue reading »

Happy 2020.5! Our new year is starting off well.  Barrett should be confirmed today, the snow has quit falling (we got about 16 inches at our house.  It’s cold but pretty as far as snow goes.), reports are that the weather has helped the forest fires, the election is only a week away, and God … Continue reading »

1985 was a really difficult year for Karl and me.  We’d only been married for two years, so we weren’t as solid in our relationship as we’ve grown to be now, and life bombarded us with all kinds of ugliness.  By October of 1985, we’d had it, and we began to think we just weren’t … Continue reading »