A note from Lydia and Scott
Thank you so much for the unexpected generous Christmas gift. It truly surprised us and meant more than you know—especially during a season when we didn’t quite have the chance to enter the Christmas spirit. We are deeply grateful for your kindness and care
Lydia and Scott
January 2026
12 Days of Christmas
Every year, just after Christmas Eve, we get on the road. Not to escape—but to hold on a little longer to the longing we saw in people’s eyes when the candles were extinguished and the sanctuary fell silent.
Soon the mystery will be folded, wrapped, and packed into boxes marked another year. The world is already getting ready to interrupt us with demands: budgets, annual reports, taxes, deadlines, expectations. But not yet.
We are heading north—to see the snow, to smell it in the air, to fall into it like children and make snow angels. To walk under the lights of Leavenworth and let beauty remind us that God does not hurry.
The good news is this: Christmas is not over. We are still living in the Twelve Days of Christmas—this fragile, holy space before the calendar turns and urgency takes over.
The Church keeps this rhythm for a reason. Mystery is not meant to be rushed. It needs time to settle into our bones before it is explained, budgeted, or managed.
So before the new year interrupts us, I invite you to slow down. Breathe. Linger. Pay attention.
God-with-us does not disappear when the decorations come down. The light stays. And it is still shaping us—quietly, patiently, faithfully.
Pastor Lydia
