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 →
display of books, artifacts and head dress relating to African heritage (S. Fletcher) the program (S. Fletcher) A week ago, members of St Philip Lutheran and the Black community in Waterloo region attended the Black History Month celebration hosted by … 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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
Borrowing just a title from one of my favourite Christian singer/songwriters, Ali Matthews—Love came down at Christmas. I think she won’t mind too much as I’m including her song and, well, I happen to know her too. I was reflecting … Continue reading →
