Kay Harms

Fear is No Friend

Sometimes I have irrational fears. Do you? I get afraid of things that could possibly happen, but probably won’t. I don’t fear aliens attacking or animals suddenly taking over the world. That would be silly. But I get anxious about things that, in my mind anyhow, could really happen…if worse came to worse. So, even though the things I fear… Read More

An Appropriate Prayer

In light of the fact that many of us will be spending more time than usual with family members over the next few days, I thought it’d be appropriate to post a simple but profound prayer I came across again recently. This prayer was written by an anonymous seventeenth-century nun, but it resonates with the predicaments faced by the 21st… Read More

I Have a Recipe for You!

We had a nice little dinner party at our home last night so my house is nice and clean, I have some tasty leftovers to munch on today, and I’m still savoring the satisfaction of a good time had by all. I’m not the kind of blogger that remembers to take pictures of my every moment. In fact I’m the… Read More

No More Paralysis

It recently occurred to me that I had become a giftaplegic. What in the world? you say. A giftaplegic is someone who has become paralyzed in their gifting and thus cannot give gifts with freedom, spontaneity, and enthusiasm as they should. Such crippling is not caused by being run over by a swarm of greedy shoppers on Black Friday or… Read More

Getting All Spiffed Up

This weekend was the official beginning of Christmas for my family. I attended our women’s ministry Sharing Christmas Love Brunch, delivered a Christmas basket to a sweet little lady in a nursing home (now that is Christmas!), and turned on the Christmas music in our home. James got the Christmas boxes out of the garage and brought the filthy things… Read More

What’s the Big Deal About Hope?

I’ve often thought that the most ambiguous thing Christ offers us is hope. I’m just being honest. In fact, I’m probably putting in writing what many people think but would never say. It feels wrong to unwrap one of God’s gifts to us, look at it, and set it aside with only a “gee, thanks…I don’t know when I’ll be… Read More