Volunteers are precious. Our busy lives and COVID have made us wary of any commitment, particularly any not required by work or family. The past few days, thoughts of heroes, angels and volunteers have mixed together in my mind. Occasionally, we notice home-town heroes, “angels,” I call them, people for… Continue reading
Mother’s Day is coming. Being a Mom is a special privilege, although at times it can feel all consuming, and full of worry. Always, it’s a life sentence. No one gets to be a mom for just a little while. Even when our blessed child leaves us through a miscarriage,… Continue reading
Today my heart is crying for the people of the Ukraine. Feelings overwhelm me: helplessness as an individual, guilt for the gratitude of being Canadian. I fear that someday, such chaos and destruction could happen here. And of course, I pray. I desperately want God to do something. I feel… Continue reading
Every time we pray what we call “The Lord’s Prayer” we repeat the line, “Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.” The words roll off our tongue without much thought. As I think about this sentence, the little word “as” stands out for me. Forgive… Continue reading
February brings the Valentine celebration of love. As a child I learned this song, “Nobody likes me. Everybody hates me. I’m going to the garden to eat worms.” That awfulness came to my childish mind when that elusive mystery called love disappeared. Even though I have enjoyed a lifetime of… Continue reading
Traditionally, Tom and I start every week with Tom’s special porridge for breakfast. What makes it special? More than just plain oatmeal, Tom adds lots of cinnamon, maple syrup, craisins, blueberries or strawberries, or apples, or peaches, or whatever is in season, yummy butter, and a pinch of salt. This… Continue reading
Our Christian Christmas story tells us that God came into the world to live among us as a human being named Jesus. Jesus came first as a newborn baby, vulnerable, fragile needing our care. His parents, had come to a strange town called Bethlehem. The inn was full, leaving them… Continue reading
Stories are fun. Over the years there have been many stories written about animals being present in the stable on the night when Jesus was born. This story brings us a family, a modern two parent family who shared the stable with Mary, Joseph and Jesus. It’s a story of… Continue reading
For seven years, I have dreamed about having a big, new window in my study. I wanted more light, to be able to see more of God’s world as I wrote. Formerly a bedroom, my study already had a window, not huge, but high on the wall. I had to… Continue reading
