by Marcie Gates | Dec 21, 2016 | Advent
The object zoomed by my face so quickly I almost missed it. The familiar collision of plastic against wall jolted me. Escape. Thoughts of turning to flee the church nursery whizzed through my head. Is there any place to escape the spinning, dropping, banging, sloshing...
by Marcie Gates | Dec 20, 2015 | Advent
There is that scene towards the end of Home Alone. Kevin, weary and sad on Christmas Eve steps into the huge cathedral downtown. The seats are sparsely filled not even trying to win the contest waged by the voices of the choir echoing through the sacred space. We...
by Marcie Gates | Dec 13, 2015 | Advent
The drive home is so familiar; driving it with my eyes closed seems tempting. The last several hours have been overflowing with the kind things that create memories that don’t easily fade. My senses have had quite the workout, the sights, sounds, tastes and feelings...
by Marcie Gates | Dec 6, 2015 | Advent
Few words cause an instantaneous response in our house. I can think of only a handful that send our kids into immediate action. I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M. As parents, we become proficient spellers, knowing that simply uttering the words will send little ones careening toward...
by Marcie Gates | Nov 29, 2015 | Advent
Hello friends! Happy first Sunday in advent. Kristen here and I’d like to introduce our friend Marcie Gates who will be bringing us our first ever Advent Series. Marcie has served as a partner in ministry for the last 7 years (full bio at the end of this...
