Nicole's e-Pistle December 25, 2024 Greetings, Friends, and Merry Christmas! I hope this message finds you well, and I pray that you are enjoying time with family and friends on this beautiful Christmas Day! Bjorn and the kids and I are enjoying our first Christmas in our own home, and I am thrilled to [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle December 18, 2024 Greetings, friends, and rejoice! Our Lord is near! Each week of Advent, I have presented you with a song. This week, I lift up a hymn from our hymnal, but it is not listed with Advent or Christmas hymns. It is a well-known piece set to music written by [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle December 11, 2024 Greetings, friends! During this second week of Advent we are celebrating the promise of peace, though the world feels anything but peaceful. After hearing news of the fall of the Syrian government, the cease fire between Hezbollah and Israel, the continued war in Ukraine, and countless other rebellions and [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle December 4, 2024 Greetings, friends! On the first Sunday of Advent, we lit the candle of hope. During the children’s moment, we learned the difference between a wish and hope, a wish being something that is not likely to happen, and hope being the expectation of something that is entirely possible – [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle November 27, 2024 Greetings, friends! Wherever you find yourself on this crisp autumn day, I hope you are enjoying time with family and friends in preparation for tomorrow’s feast day! I can only imagine the warm, inviting smells coming from your kitchens as I gaze out the window at the gorgeous fall [...]
