I Love the Christmas Tree
The Christmas tree is just one thing I love about Christmas. The tree can be tall and stately outdoors, the right size for your living room, or even a tiny tree with a few ornaments to bring some décor … Continue reading →
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Learning from the Small Ones
It’s easy to forget what makes toddlers laugh, the little things that amuse them. Like standing on one’s head or playing peek-a-boo from under a table or blanket. My husband and I babysat our two small grandchildren in the summer … Continue reading →
Christmas is Coming
Today I blogged over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian. Go on over and read my post Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat about our preparations during the Christmas season. While you’re there, you might look around … Continue reading →
A Christmas Poem at Christians Who Write
Fellow writer, Jayne Self, blogs at Christians Who Write. She recently requested poetry and stories about Christmas. My poem, Adoration in Bethlehem, is posted there today. Go there to read it and other stories of interest. Here’s the link: http://www.christianswhowrite.ca/adoration-in-bethlehem/
Continue reading →To Ecuador with Free the Children–Part II
The students who went to Ecuador volunteered their time and energy to help children in Ecuador. While they were there, the youth volunteers also had the opportunity of a trip to the Amazon, which Alex was looking forward to, except … Continue reading →
To Ecuador with Free the Children–Part I
In April 1995, news broke in Canadian newspapers of the death of a child labourer, Iqbal Masih, in Pakistan. The news so moved twelve-year-old Craig Kielburger, a student in Richmond Hill, Ontario, that he stepped into social justice action that … Continue reading →
Speaking to Kiwanis and Learning from Them
This week I had the opportunity to speak to a Kiwanis club in Kitchener. The setting was a meeting room in Winston Park, a retirement centre. All members of this division have had a range of education and positions—high school … Continue reading →
Thoughts for your day
When life knocks you down, try to land on your back. Because if you can look up, you can get up. -Les Brown, motivational speaker It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters. … Continue reading →
For a rainy day
Recently I received a newsletter with this very title from a speaking coach. Not just any coach, but one I know and have worked with. Jeremy Tracey. As speakers, writers, performers and artists, we are probably more used to hearing … Continue reading →
Saturday Snapshots–Historic Building
My husband and I went on a short trip this fall and stopped at this historic site on our way home The Temple of Sharon, surrounded by fall foliage … Continue reading →