Weekend Warriors

Having a child away at university is a wonderful thing – especially if they’ve gone on a scholarship and are studying to live their dream. But what happens when that adult child comes home for a visit? Our oldest “child” is beginning his third year of a five year program. He comes home for 10…

It’s a time to celebrate!  Canada is 144 years old. Today is a day when thousands of Canadians will head to the streets and watch parades, tour historic sites and eat cake.  There will be barbeques and backyard parties and the night will explode in a cacophony of light with fireworks from coast to coast….

Do you ever feel like you’re talking to a brick wall?  Does it ever seem as though your children just keep on doing the same thing over and over again – no matter how many times you’ve thought it was dealt with? This past week, for me, seemed to be full of repetition…”Please don’t do…

Last summer, one of my girls was lifeguarding and on her way to her station, she hopped off a short retaining wall (probably only 40 cm or 18 inches tall). The sloping lawn led to the wall and at the bottom was soft sand. As soon as her feet landed in the sand, her life…

The BIG day!  Our first child has graduated from homeschooling high school…sigh. Over the last couple of months, a lot of people have asked me how I feel about our little boy graduating, joining the Navy and moving away from home.  My standard reply, “If I don’t think about it, I’m doing ok.” When they’re…

I need to make a confession.  In the last week, I have not spent very much time with God.  I haven’t been reading my Bible and my prayer life has been short and probably not very sweet.  I’ve felt exhausted and struggled to be motivated. Not a very happy opening paragraph, but that’s where I’ve…