When the phone rang I had no idea my reply would change a good many things for the next month. But it was Advent and […]

The longer I live the more I am aware of God’s long-range plans. What might have been a mystery or a tragedy is far better explained when the decades roll by and are observed in the Senior years.

I think God has a great sense of humor…who else could create a giraffe? Yet I find little humor in people nowadays.  Most of what […]

I have had my nose in a book for several days now…lost in memories that are as much a part of my life as of […]

A friend I have is in hospital.  I’ve known him for years but have never spoken to him about religion.  He knew I attended church […]

My computer is a great mystery…correcting my mistakes, giving me great information on Google and printing off reams of material that my children will no […]

Where I grew up, in the Fraser Valley of B.C., most young people spent their summers picking strawberries.  It was an age before allowances and […]

Someone I know well once scolded her husband for putting the cutlery in the dishwasher.  Well, putting it in the way he felt made sense…spoons […]

As I type this title onto my blog I realize that the word “hold” can have two meanings. To hold can mean to support and also to stop.

Touching base with someone through the internet can be interesting.  I have received a number of messages through the years and I love hearing from […]

When you have a toothache it is very difficult to say to yourself “Well, at least I have teeth”…you are just in too much pain.  […]

For most widows there are small triggers in everyday life that set off those tender memories that often stop you in your tracks. As ex-RCAF, […]

I really shook up my Bible study ladies yesterday. We have had about four deaths of well-known people, in the last month and it had put us in a contemplative mood. I said…..”Let us now pray for the next one in our group who will die.”

A recent TV ad showed a lady running up a flag that said “I Slept”. I can sure relate to that. Sleep deprivation seems to be an ongoing senior’s complaint.