One of the many things I love about the Christmas season is the lights. Seeing these beautiful, colourful illuminations fills me with joy, excitement and anticipation, even on the gloomiest of days and in the gloomiest of times. As Christians, we are called "the light...
Preparation seems to be a huge slice of anything we undertake. Even when I am washing up, I prepare the plates by clearing them of scraps, of rinsing the drinking cups, of emptying any used saucepans and so on. Then I begin the washing up. Planning a garden bed is...
Although it can be stressful at times, my job in stroke rehabilitation as a Speech-Language Pathologist/Therapist (SLP/T) is highly rewarding. I have the privilege of helping people relearn communication skills. For me, the ability to communicate skillfully is one of...
"A sower went out to sow his seed...And other fell on good ground, and sprang up, and bear fruit an hundredfold." (Luke 8:5,8). I have a habit of picking seed heads off flowers and planting them in pots of soil. If they come up I am pleased and if they don’t, I have...
When our boys were young, we purchased a 10-foot pop-up trailer and towed it through most of Canada. It proved to be an inexpensive, fun way to travel, and some of our fondest vacation memories are of camping in the Maritimes, traipsing across the Canadian...
"Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19 NIV). I'm not sure how I came so often to sit beside my grandmother when we had family gatherings. But I remember that sometimes she'd just quietly beckon me toward herself. Now Grandma always had...
"In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven." (Matt 5:16) I was walking my beagle, Snoopy the other evening while the last light of the setting sun colored the clouds purple and pink. I...
"When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." (John 8:12) "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15nor does anyone light...
"Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of the two who heard what John had said and who had followed Jesus. The first thing Andrew did was to find his brother Simon and tell him, 'We have found the Messiah' (that is, the Christ). And he brought him to Jesus. Philip,...
I, love I, love from here. From my heart, which burns, and beats and smiles and cries. Which starts and smarts, with each move and turn of the subjects of my love. I am mother, I am wife. I am friend, and lover of God. But my heart, is inside out. Love does that. It...