Yesterday when doing business at our bank and mentioning about my father’s death, our advisor expressed her condolences and something about making memories. She said,”You’re still making memories.” That’s so true. We’ve got many. If all the photos that we … Continue reading →
When the snow recedes and the flowers come up and bloom, that’s the thing I like best about spring. A couple of times, I thought spring had finally made it, then we had more snow and ice in our … 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 →
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 →
We’re nearly there, at a day we celebrate every year. Presents bought and wrapped, cards sent and received, a tree in our living room. Often a Christmas party or two as well. And the creche on the window ledge. … Continue reading →
Yesterday afternoon my husband and I, and our friend, Judy, attended a choir concert at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Kitchener with Inshallah (a group numbering 130)and the St Peter’s choir and all the musicians involved. The … Continue reading →
Sunday morning we woke to snow and today the snow is still there. The tree branches were coated and snow lay in the hollows between the branches too. And snow lay on the ground, staying this time instead of snowflakes … Continue reading →
This morning I posted to The Word Guild professional blog, Canadian Authors who are Christian, as I do once a month. Today, being Remembrance Day, I wonder how many of the returning or wounded soldiers relied on resources beyond them … Continue reading →
