Last night after discussing serious subjects at the supper table — our nightly Bible reading, inflation, property tax hikes, tidbits from yesterday’s chemistry lesson about ionic and covalent bonding — I ran upstairs to get ready for my weekly date night with my husband. The woman who greeted me in … [Read more...] about Nothing but Loved When You Feel Anything but Beautiful
Love
Learning to Listen One Loonie at a Time
I have been in want of a loonie (our Canadian $1 coin) more times than I can count when stopping for groceries at No Frills. And shopping for a family of six with a little handheld basket is next door to impossible. But without that shiny gold coin, the big yellow carts are off limits. It’s an … [Read more...] about Learning to Listen One Loonie at a Time
A Test and a Trust: Lessons From Spike
Never let loyalty and kindness leave you! Tie them around your neck as a reminder. Write them deep within your heart. - Proverbs 3:3, (NLT) A few months after losing our beloved senior dog, a friend shared an advertisement from a rescue group looking to place a large male chocolate lab. They had … [Read more...] about A Test and a Trust: Lessons From Spike
Nowhere To Hide
As I write this, I am driving with my family across a vast, wintry prairie. Aside from the narrow strip of bare pavement straight ahead of us, the entire landscape is pure white. And there is really no definite horizon where the snow-stuffed clouds meet the snow-laden fields. Saskatchewan’s living … [Read more...] about Nowhere To Hide
Searching The Heart
Finding God in Ordinary Places Part 3 As a young wife I wanted to please and encourage my husband. I wanted him to see Christ in me. Doing things for him was one of the ways I did that. One Saturday I decided to wash his car. I vacuumed the carpet and the seats. I dusted and polished the dash … [Read more...] about Searching The Heart
Where You Already Are
“I don’t think God’s wowed when we go across an ocean, I think he’s dazzled when we go across the street. Make it happen right where you already are.” - Bob Goff When I was younger, somewhere in my high school years, I was set on a dream — to travel to Africa. Africa was my mission, my purpose, … [Read more...] about Where You Already Are