I look at the quilt displayed in the middle of the room and lament touches my heart. “This is the room where Queen Liliʻuokalani spent her imprisonment,” the recorded tour of Iolani Palace tells me. This room. This one room.… Continue reading

I sit in the comfort of predawn, the only light emanating from the Christmas tree. Well, not the only light. There is the lingering light from the radiance of the young girl’s face as she reverently placed baby Jesus in… Continue reading

I arrive at the edge of the mystery hesitant and unfaithful. There is no mansion prepared in my heart to welcome the Christ child. Rather, the space around my soul is cluttered with mundane preoccupations and lists of preparations and… Continue reading

May God be merciful to us and bless us,show us the light of the holy countenance and come to us.Psalm 67:1 When I first look out the window, I do not notice the sleet. Then it becomes heavier, the blobs… Continue reading

The longest night ushers me gently into the morning. Beginning today, as the side of the earth on which I live begins a slow turn toward the sun, the light will incrementally increase. It will not be a steady expansion,… Continue reading

If I say, “Surely the darkness will cover me, and the light around me turn to night,” Darkness is not dark to you; the night is as bright as the day; darkness and light to you are both alike. Psalm… Continue reading

For behold, you look for truth deep within me, and will make me understand wisdom secretly. Psalm 51:7 “I’ll be honest shortly,” I text my spouse. To which he replies that this is a very funny autocorrect. What I meant… Continue reading

Offer to God a sacrifice of thanksgivingand make good your vows to the Most High.Psalm 50:14 Today is the day my equanimity goes out the window. I’m pretty sure this happens every Advent, yet somehow I have managed to forget… Continue reading

This is my comfort in my trouble,that your promise gives me life.Psalm 119:50 I pull my sweater more tightly around me to ward off the chill. Maybe if I wasn’t sitting right next to the window, I’d feel warmer. But… Continue reading