Candace CoferDec 15, 20205 min readHome for the Holidays - Part 3What's with the Christmas trees, y'all? They're not cheap. They hurt. Not easily to put up or tear down. Why do we go to all the effort?
Candace CoferDec 8, 20206 min readHome for the Holidays - Part 2We prepare for Christmas by lighting our roofs, trees and homes with lots and lots of lights. What's the big deal with all the lights?
Candace CoferDec 1, 20205 min readHome for the Holidays - Part 1Home for the Holidays - how can four little words strike such an emotional chord within us? Why does this little phrase have so much power?
Candace CoferNov 17, 20207 min readA Picture of ThankfulnessGrace Between the Closed and Opened Doors My back porch. It’s nothin’ fancy. A patio loveseat on a striped rug, currently accented with a...
Candace CoferNov 10, 20207 min readTheme SongsResponding to the unexpected - Like an iceberg, the danger is below the surface in a crisis. Our response must be based on the unseen, too.
Candace CoferOct 6, 20207 min readLet Us RunRunning. Sometimes it feels more like punishment. How do we press on and run the race set before us?
Candace CoferSep 22, 20207 min readKids Say the Darnedest ThingsWe mess up. We get scratched. Someone else hurts us, or we do the hurting. How do we allow these things to prepare us rather than define us?
Candace CoferSep 15, 20206 min readWildflowersHow do we find joy and peace in the midst of our shaky circumstances and the events of this world? Maybe the answer is all around us.
Candace CoferAug 31, 20207 min readThe Good DayWhat if we measure the day not by the productivity achieved or lack of failures involved, but by the strength, joy, and peace it held?