What does the Lord require of you?
I’ve had the song “What does the Lord require of you?” running through my head all day. After my early morning reading for The Lent Project this […]
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Without action we would be nowhere.
I’ve been thinking a lot about my call lately. Wondering if I should write the events down as I remember them so that someday when […]
Unexpected valentines
February 15 should be known as “Half-Price Chocolate” day. After all, like many other days intended to celebrate virtuous occasions, Valentine’s Day has become a […]
Day two of the Lent Project: Trusting in God’s Promise.
Today was a hard day for my boy. His morning began at 5:20am and he’s feeling it. This week has been a week of amazing […]
Huh? Pancakes, Ashes, 40 Days, Rebirth
Many of you will eat pancakes today. Why? Tomorrow some people will have ashes on their foreheads. Huh? And some of you will “give up” […]
The 2013 Lent Project
The first ever Lent Project for From Ministry to Motherhood is complete. Hallelujah! It’s nothing short of a miracle. This project was different, more […]
A Week Ahead
The week ahead is an interesting one. Pancake Tuesday. Ash Wednesday. Valentine’s Day. NiteKirk on Friday night. And a week off school for my kids. This morning opens with a family peanut butter factory at the other end of the table. It’s one of those February days when you can believe that spring in coming. The light is gentle and the sky finally open.
The Rest of the Story
To those who read my blogs weekly, you may recall a story called “When God Says No.” It describes my attempts at nurturing a goldfish. […]
Greek-Style Beet Salad
Binnie Hamilton Armstrong, a peripatetic Presbyterian, was born in Sudbury. During her formative years, she attended Knox Presbyterian Church with her family. Two things stand […]
Snow day in high def. With 3D and surround sound, too.
It was a snow day. The best kind, too. Not only were the school buses cancelled, but schools were closed and the roads were too […]
The Yeast
I’ve been experimenting with bread making this week. It’s not as exciting as you think. My husband went into our back room and dug out […]
Lent: Fast or Feast?
I received a flyer in the mail this week with a picture of a local citizen, smiling, and flipping pancakes, advertising the local Lions’ Club […]
Wonder
This morning is one of those mad winter days when the wind blows everything across the sky. The clouds are dark, bringing snow or worse, but every so often they are scattered and the sun breaks through, changing everything. It’s a good day to read about the transfiguration.
His Greater Plan
“You’re Pat, aren’t you?” The question comes from a middle-aged lady standing in my physiotherapist’s office.
Baked Noodle Kugel (pudding)
The Jewish specialty Noodle Kugel came into my life sometime in the 1950s. At that time, the student body, at Bloor Collegiate Institute, was comprised […]
Vision matters!
Many, many thanks to those of you who have prayed for me and the team with whom I travelled to minister to the staff, faculty […]
Pray Deeper, Like the Ocean
Prayer is like the ocean. You know about it, but you don’t. Just because you can swim doesn’t mean you’re an expert on the mind-blowing […]
Hands-on Living
… it’s also being able the celebrate their goodness, not just for the pleasure of eating them, but for the pleasure of having crafted them. There’s a messiness and a joy to this hands-on kind of living.
Seeing Things Anew
My itchy eyes were bothering me…so I pulled out the medicine drawer and went searching for my eye drops. Ah yes, there they were. […]
Pat Main’s Cranachan
Dr. Patricia Robertson Main has been a worker bee at Glenview Presbyterian, in Toronto, for some 20 years. Pat was born into a Presbyterian family […]