Wrestling with Jacob

A journal of faith, grief and devotional musings

holidays

  • Remembering Jake with Joy

    Clark Griswold is trapped in the attic. You remember the scene. The comedy classic pushed the laughter aside for a moment and hits us with the chill of somberness with the ghost of Christmas past in old family films.  Cold and shivering, crying and smiling, Chevy Chase drapes a blanket over himself and captures the Read more

  • Learning contentment during the holiday season

    Stacey and I sat on our deck in late August of 2015 eating dinner. I pushed my food around the plate looking for the words to say that had been on my heart. I sipped on my iced tea and said, “I have been thinking it might be time to sell the house.” She replied, Read more