Could it be two weeks already since our women’s retreat. I look at my planner and it most surely is. Last year our retreat was cancelled when the church camp was closed for the winter and until May. Our retreat, … Continue reading →
It took a long time for me to understand about seasons going out or coming in like a “lamb” and “lion.” Is it for real? If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb. Sandi … Continue reading →
We can well dream of the season ahead when plant life begins to poke its head above the soil and the sun warms them and helps them grow, yet we must live in the now and not in dreamland. For … Continue reading →
Although winter seemed to have left us, we’re still in February and in that month we can have anything from thaw to heaps of snow. The snow started falling last evening, following up the rain we had during the afternoon, … Continue reading →
Wrapping up the end of a year financially can be an extra busy time, different than Christmas, but busy all the same. And here’s the time that accountants, and bookkeepers who help us get our books in order, move into … Continue reading →
Two years ago today, we were preparing to attend the funeral of my childhood friend, Gayleen. Since then, I’ve endured the loss of friends— Kathy, Susan and Pat— this year, and others, and of course, Samantha, who died much too … Continue reading →
Once a month I post over at the Canadian Writers Who Are Christian blog. Here’s a taste of what I wrote this month, so early in 2016. At the Fall District 86 Toastmasters conference in Blue Mountain Bringing … Continue reading →
Dear Dad, Did you ever think about one day being a parent, how different life could be? Did you plan for all the activities you would introduce to us? And might you have guessed you’d outlive your parents by … Continue reading →
I’ve often heard this line: “But we’ve always done it this way.” Yet the truth is that when change is called for, doing things the same way we’ve always done them will not produce change. It gets us into an … Continue reading →
Do you know of a senior, who lives in Kitchener, who maybe doesn`t get out much but who would like to begin to share their stories. Everyone has a story. I`m pleased to have been offered the time to present … Continue reading →
