Garden is growing
My husband and I were out in the garden tonight. We lifted the netting on our raised beds so I could weed around our growing plants. Here are the tomatoes and a few of the basil plants. Our grandchildren like … Continue reading →
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More than we desired
This morning I looked out the window into a fresh new day and saw the evidence of all the rain on the weekend. Roofs washed clean, the grass already looking greener and the plants standing up tall. And the sun … Continue reading →
Am I seeing things? No!
We’re car shopping. Our mechanic feels its time to look for something newer before ours costs us anymore. He does what’s necessary this time and we talk about places that sell cars, places he knows are reputable. It’s time to … Continue reading →
Garden coming to life
Each spring I watch for the narcissus and daffodils and other flowers emerging from the ground. First the narcissus and those highly aromatic white hyacinths that are lovely in the garden but I don’t dare bring them in the … Continue reading →
It does look like him, but he’s green!
Last Thursday at our workshop for church office administrators, Martin Luther showed up. It wasn’t the man himself, for he’s been dead for centuries—1546, to be precise. A green likeness of the man, who made great changes to the way … Continue reading →
A Canadian Winter
A bright blue day with sparkling snow Snowblowers are a big help when the snow is this deep My perennial garden in winter And in our winter, there’s always skiing with all that snow. Getting those skis … Continue reading →
Maranatha Says Good-bye to Pastor Kuhnert
Sunday, January 11th, at St. Philip Lutheran Church, our covenant partners, Maranatha Lutheran congregation, said an emotional good-bye to their pastor of nine years—Pastor Peter Kuhnert and his family. As well we celebrated the baptism of Jesus on this day … Continue reading →
Winter is here now, for sure
This morning, soon after 7 a.m. when I rose, I noticed the frost on the trees outdoors, as though Jack Frost had used a giant paint brush and decorated everything outdoors, and the sky was the most amazing colour of … Continue reading →
Patience
Waiting makes us exercise patience. What or who made you wait today? Perhaps it was waiting for your children to get dressed for the day, to come to breakfast, to tidy up toys. Or … Continue reading →
Sainte Marie among the Hurons–Maranatha bus trip– Part 2
Continuing on our tour of Sainte-Marie among the Hurons from the bus trip a short few weeks ago. Even our well-versed guide was not sure about what these waterways were meant to do– and it wasn’t to bring the … Continue reading →