Emilie Richards

The Work of Christmas When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes are home, When the shepherds are back with their flock, The work of Christmas begins: To find the lost, To heal the broken, To feed the hungry, To release the…

Every once in a while I share this reading at Christmas. The excerpt comes from my novel Fugitive, which was released as part of a romance trilogy from Silhouette Books in the 1990s, and is now available in revised form as part of the three book Homecoming series on my web site. Tate, the heroine, has…

“The celebration of Advent is possible only to those who are troubled in soul, who know themselves to be poor and imperfect, and who look forward to something greater to come.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, theologian   Are you looking forward to greatness this Advent season? What joy awaits you?

When a flashlight grows dim or quits working, do you just throw it away? Of course not. You change the batteries. 🔦 When a person messes up or finds themselves in a dark place, do you cast them aside? Of course not! You help them change their batteries. Some need AA…attention and affection; some need…

“Some people could be given an entire field of roses and only see thorns in it. Others could be given a single weed and only see the wildflower in it. Perception is a key component to gratitude. And gratitude is a key component to joy. -Amy Weatherly   Sometimes we think of gratitude as something…

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. It turns problems into gifts, failures into successes, the unexpected into…

“Nothing is more important than empathy for another human beings suffering. Not a career. Not wealth. Not intelligence. Certainly not social status. We have to feel for one another. if we’re going to survive with dignity. -Audrey Hepburn

  “The secret to living well and long is: eat half, walk double, laugh triple, and love without measure.” -Tibetan Proverb   The best thing about proverbs? So much truth is packed in so few words. This proverb is pregnant with the secrets of life and a recipe for taking care of the body and the…

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face… Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” –Yoda. You may be visited by a number of cute little Yodas tonight, and when…