Author Archives: wbgayle

A new year… a fresh start… happiness that last year is fading in the rear-view mirror. The road ahead is unknown, full of potential challenges. But I learned that trials make me strong and that my Source of strength is … Continue reading →

A quiet and peaceful evening at home… Gracie on my lap… sipping a glass of wine… soup simmering on the stove… French jazz playing in the background… If I can’t be with friends this evening, what better way to close … Continue reading →

When all the family leaves, and the house is quiet again, I am melancholy. Sounds of laughter and chatter resonating throughout the halls have been replaced by sounds of silence until we are all together again. CHRISTMAS December 30, 2017

Brrr! Baby, it’s cold out! People scurry to go inside, where warmth and love await them nourishing body and soul. I worry about the people who have no hearth home to give shelter from the cold loneliness of winter’s chill. … Continue reading →

I welcome the peaceful lull between the old year and the new. I become nostalgic, looking back over the year and reflecting on its events. It is a time of letting regrets fade into renewed promises to change. CHRISTMAS December … Continue reading →

I stare at the heavens and only see the sun and the stars. But there is so much more than what I see with my eyes. The universe is limitless. Yet I know the creator is God. Some things I … Continue reading →

A child is born this day bringing peace and joy to the whole world. For this day, voices ring spreading good will to all and drowning out the dissonant sounds of those who choose to be disruptive. This day Christ’s … Continue reading →

What gifts shall we bring the baby Jesus? Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, wisdom, faithfulness and gentleness, all fruits of the Holy Spirit already alive in each of us. For it is in giving that we receive. ADVENT December … Continue reading →

It’s okay to wonder, to let the mind’s imagination ponder questions too deep for words to fully answer. It will be enough to believe that the birth and the coming again of the Prince of Peace is a mystery. ADVENT … Continue reading →