And suddenly, he is drawing.
And suddenly, he is drawing. Last week, Plum drew a picture of his Daddy, complete with beard. This week, ladybugs, leaves, aliens with eyebrows and […]
Blogs
The Little Things in Life
Now, that is my first laugh this morning. I went to type “The little things in life” and my fingers typed in “The little sins in life.” Perhaps that would be a more interesting subject.
Consider the ant!
This morning, traversing my driveway on my walk to work, I noticed a misplaced little pile of dirt on the approach. As I got closer […]
Can we talk?
The past few days, in the wake of the violence in Orlando, have revealed the challenge that “progressives” and “traditionalists” within the Presbyterian Church have in talking to one another about human sexuality and identity.
Psalm 42 After…
After Orlando and every hurt. After every attack and senseless death. After our shock and into our mourning, we reach for God.
Rainbows…
I taught a class this year at my son’s homeschool co-op. One of the topics was rainbows and as we dug into how they were formed we discovered that rainbows aren’t arches, they are instead full circles of magnificent colour in the sky.
Formatting the HTML Way
In today’s blog we’ll discuss formatting text in HTML. If you want to repeatedly format large amounts of text, then you should use CSS (a […]
Hidden Danger
We were having a wonderful time when she looked quizzically at me and said, “There is a grasshopper sitting right beside your ear on the back of your chair.” WOW!!! I was out of that chair like a shot.
Smell the roses
Last Friday through Monday, I was a commissioner to my denomination’s annual national gathering. We met on the campus of York University in Toronto. We […]
Loving Lilies and the Lord
It is summer…I sit out on the deck enjoying the heat. No complaints from me. As a previous travel agent’s wife, I know that in months people will be paying thousands of dollars to sit in Florida, Arizona or Hawaii, to have a day like today.
Wasp
There is a wasp who won’t leave my office. It’s been buzzing against the inside of the window for quite a while. A good half […]
It’s the little things…
There are moments in each day that grab hold of me. It might be something as small as the fragrance my coffee releases as the […]
Space…(ing)
The use of space on a web page is needed to properly balance the elements on the page. Too little space and the page will […]
The Very Edge of Things
May ends with an out-of-place story. Here we are on the cusp of summer and suddenly with the story of the visit between Mary […]
Gracious Gifts from God
I visited my friend Anne recently. She is the one who is such a good cook and has a spotless kitchen. We talked about our school years and the things we loved best about those long ago days. She said she liked Chemistry. Ah, so that explains it.
The One Question Every Child, Tween & Teen Silently Asks Their Parents
Every single parent I know wants to do a good job raising their kids. But after that, the unanimity about how to do it usually goes out […]
Goodnight Moon
It might be a day to celebrate Queen Victoria’s birthday, but we’re celebrating another fine lady around here. Today is the birthday of Margaret […]
Farming Failures
I have some photos of myself as a young girl, standing in the back garden. I liked the garden, there was always something to eat there…fresh peas, new carrots and raspberries.
Grace and mercy
Since my friend Matthew Ruttan wrote about grace this morning, I feel inspired to offer a word or two about mercy, grace’s companion in the Christian life. […]
Ransomware…late breaking news!
Your first question might be what is ransomware? And its a good question, because ransomware is the latest of malicious practices appearing on the internet. […]