Canada has a multitude of “snowbirds”, Canadians, who fly off to sunny warm southern United States cities and towns. I have heard stories of the joy of exchanging our frigid Canadian winter with its snow shoveling and cumbersome coats and boots, for sun drenched beaches and daily games of golf…. Continue reading
When I sat down to write this article, my eyes were drawn to the front window. I looked through a sprightly bouquet of tulips and iris, flowers brought by friends. “A touch of spring,” she said when she handed them to me last week. Past the tulips, I saw the… Continue reading
Christmas Comes Whether or Not We Want It. Thank you, God. A few years ago I read a book called “Skipping Christmas” by John Grisham. The story gave me lots of laughter as I sat comfortable in my warm home feeling as if my world was all in order. This… Continue reading
December is nearly here. This year I have been blessed with five different opportunities to tell Christmas stories. Now that many of our grandchildren are teenagers, the emphasis on gifts has receded into the background. Today, many people don’t know the Christian Christmas story. Without the religious celebration and the… Continue reading
Your Life Is New Every Morning Like many of you, my days are busy. Over my life time, I have developed a daily discipline, beginning each day with God. Last week I picked up Joy Cowley’s “Psalms from Down Under,” and read, “God, I am awake, this I. My eyes… Continue reading
In both our front and back yards, we have trees – maples and cedars. They were planted by the first owners of our house ten years ago when the house was built. Already they are tall enough to provide a little shade for our lawn. Trees amaze me. They offer… Continue reading
Traveler’s Prayer During the month of August, Tom and I are enjoying a totally different kind of vacation. We are travelling from the city of Amsterdam in Holland to the city of Budapest in Hungary on a Scenic River Cruise ship. For 15 days we are feasting on gourmet… Continue reading
When I arrived shortly after two, the line-up stretched down the church aisle, out the door and down the steps. All of us had come to offer our love and support to the Wilson family. Their Joy, a lively and loving Mom and Nana had died quite suddenly. Joy was… Continue reading
