Over the course of the 15 years we've lived at our current address, we've lost about 6 or 7 trees off of our property. Some died due to disease, some to a couple of consecutive dry years, but the results have been the same: Our beautifully-treed property has some...
During the spring and summer, I often see tiny birds driving off much larger ones. I've often wondered about this. How does such a tiny bird have the courage, speed and strength to attack and drive off a much larger one? Finally my curiosity got the better of me, and...
There was a mist this morning when I first looked out the window. A major fog had rolled in, obscuring my vision of the yard... But wait. How could it be foggy? It was, according to the weathernetwork, -14 degrees C! Not exactly weather for the kind of fog I saw in my...
I was witness to two animal miracles this week. My mother's aging cat, Bonnie, was vomiting up yellow bile. When her brother had done the same thing some years ago, he was then diagnosed with liver cancer and he had to be put to sleep, so you can imagine the anguish...
The second day of our camping trip dawned bright and clear. We could foresee a beautiful day of hiking in front of us, and it was with enthusiasm that we started out. The trails were well-groomed, and due to the plentiful spring rains, the greenery was lush and...
Last Thursday, I told the story of how a very selfless little squirrel gave us his entire winter stash of 27 pinecones, all neatly tucked away for safekeeping--in the transmission of our new car. It was cute. It was funny. But it was also thought-provoking. Imagine...
Jonathan was in a tough place. He made David, his father's arch-enemy and the anointed king of Israel, his best friend. Meanwhile, he was still Saul's son, legally the next in line to become Israel's king. It was like walking a tightrope, but Jonathan walked it for a...
It had been a fiercely cold week in Southern Ontario. Without an insulating layer of cloud, temperatures had dipped well below the freezing mark; and the prevalence of high winds throughout the week had driven the wind-chill factor down to the -20s- -30s. Needless to...
Having spent nearly 25 years of my career as a Speech-Language Pathologist/Therapist working with people who have lost their voices, I have come to an understanding of how important breath is. To say nothing about the body's need for adequate breath to nourish our...
"And he did not do many miracles there because of their lack of faith." (Matt 13:58); "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free." (Gal 5:1) Last week, we discovered that God's miracles in our lives are not always permanent, that they are dependent upon faith and...