When You Seek God You See God
I seem to have troubling finding things… in the fridge. No matter how hard I look, things like bread, mayonnaise or pickles always seem to […]
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More than meets the eye
Several years ago, I was on a tour of model railroads, and the bus stopped at the home of an ingenious microferroequinologist (we use fancy […]
Wonderful waiting in South Baymouth
Here in snowy Ontario we are waiting for spring to arrive (it’s April–hurry up already!) so I thought this would be the perfect time to share […]
On the Road Eastertide
An on-the-road Monday for our family and the skies were wild above us. One moment, we were deafened by pummelling rain, unable to see […]
Kindness Counts
I tend to read the paper online and find it works for me and I no longer have to recycle all that paper. Today one of the articles mentioned a Golf Tournament being held in remembrance of an old friend from the past.
No foolin’!
I’ve never been a fan of pranks, whether on April 1 or any other day. I enjoy a good laugh as much as anyone else […]
Scars
Thomas encounters the risen Jesus in this Sunday’s lectionary passage: John 20:19-31. A new poem based on this passage of scripture. Scars Running blind ‘round a […]
This time with my eyes open
This time last year, I was part of a travelling Palm Sunday play with the Spark Festival of Worship and the Arts in Edinburgh. On […]
Elastics and Easter Eggs
Coloured Easter eggs fill my Facebook. My grandson’s family is Ukrainian and this is the season for all those beautiful eggs to appear.
Good Friday
It’s Good Friday, the day the church marks the crucifixion of Jesus. Among people, there are various reactions to this reality. Some turn their faces […]
6 Popular Questions about Easter (and the answers)
How do a magical bunny, the names “Maundy” and “Good Friday,” and the death of an innocent man all come together? These questions often arise this […]
Seeing for ourselves
Plum has been coughing in the night a lot of late which inevitably means I get more night-time visits. Often, I’m indulgent and we […]
Destinations
Most of us have a pretty good idea of what we want out of life…our destinations are there, but how we get there is often a mystery.
Is it good luck to plant seeds while wearing your bathrobe?
I have heard that you can ensure greater garden success by planting during certain phases of the moon (who knows? I can’t say I’ve tried […]
Who Will My Daughter Marry? (A Letter to Dads with Daughters)
You and I both wonder, Who will my daughter marry? No matter who it is, the young punk (er, I mean, young man) will most certainly not […]
Is Geomapping for you?
Geomapping is the process of taking information with a location component and creating a map from that information. At first blush you may say, “Why […]
Comfort’s Root-room
Last night was beautiful. It might not have been. I very nearly got in the way. You see, earlier in the afternoon, we’d had a […]
Boating
“Is that the boat we are taking to Europe?” I asked my husband. He glared at me. “It is a ship, not a boat,” I was informed. Regardless, it didn’t really matter for I was deadly sea-sick for seven days.
Rest Matters
Where I live, we’re on the cusp of March Break. School children everywhere (to say nothing of the teachers) are giddy with excitement at at […]