Friday was the day, like “X marks the spot” on a calendar. The day, rather the evening, that my older two granddaughters would help me plant the garden. We had a conversation weeks ago about what we would plant and … Continue reading →
I wanted to do some planting tonight. I managed to put in a few new perennials, Euryopa Margarita, but not where I wanted to put them. As I dug, it became apparent that the Margarita would not work in that … Continue reading →
Our Sunday School students and adults of our congregation decorated hearts for a small garden, and the students helped to plant that garden, along with some seeds for flowers we hope will grow and remind us of this act of … Continue reading →
Blessed means more than just saying thank you. The Canadian Oxford Dictionary defines blessed with such words as sanctified; often fortunate in the possession of, listing such items as good health and children; and bringing happiness. I could just list … Continue reading →
This morning we attended the Easter service at our church, and celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ. When Christ died, he did it because God, our Father loves us so much. Jesus took our sin upon himself, but he rose … Continue reading →
A Record of Waterloo Region headline says today Winter is over today, but expect a ‘fickle spring’ The article has a picture of a woman watering new flowering plants in the Colour of Paradise Greenhouses, while meteorologists call for a … Continue reading →
A bird sits on the topmost branch of a cedar in our backyard. He looks one way and then another. I open my office window a crack to check if he’s singing. He’s not, at least at this moment. And … Continue reading →
Yesterday, I received news that a friend had died. She’d been very ill, but I was still not ready to hear the news. This morning I posted over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian about our our hellos and good-byes. … Continue reading →
Writers soon learn that getting to publication takes many steps, and that it’s one step at a time. In early days of writing, there’s so much to absorb—show, don’t tell; use active voice, good grammar and correct spelling; transitions from … Continue reading →
For some of you, as for me, there have been some challenges, sadness, disappointment in 2014, because, well people disappoint us no matter how hard they try to be good. Like us. A long-time friend dies and we feel lost … Continue reading →
