Hours of effort and energy poured into making the most special of birthday cakes.  Cramped fingers and sugar overload represented the total accomplishment of my day. Finally, after pain-staking meticulation, the goal was achieved the carousel cake was complete.  The young girl’s face glowed.  The investment was worth every minute. As I continued to labour…

Exodus 18:18You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone.  When we were visiting our son at CMR, we saw a fantastic object lesson in living colour.  Teamwork works! The cadets were charged with accomplishing a variety of different …

We went to visit our son at College Militaire Royale (CMR) and to see his graduation from OP.  One of the highlights was following the cadets through the Obstacle Course.  This was not the standard hop through some tires, crawl through a tube event.  They swam, hauled, climbed, ran, swung, jumped, hefted and worked together…

As a lifeguard growing up and now as a mum, I have had a lot of practice saying, “Stop”.  “Stop running.” “Stop fighting.”  “Stop arguing.”  “Stop, before you get hurt.” The shrill blast of a Fox 40 whistle is a real attention getter.  It can be more challenging to get our children’s attention at home. …

“It’s not a thrill, a prank or a joke.”  If you have ever tried on clothes or gone to the bathroom at Walmart, you have seen that sign. So many people in the world today are looking for the next big thing.  Life is only good when it is thrilling.  Thrilling is different things to…

What would happen if you only saw one piece of this picture?  If it were the top right it would be clouds, if it were the bottom left, it would be blackness.  The majesty of the sunset and the picture of the cross in the flagpole would be lost. Sometimes in our day to day,…

Have you ever walked by a room and enjoyed your children singing or dancing or acting?  When you stepped into the room to encourage them did they stop?  When you asked them to perform for Grandma were you met with sudden shyness and reluctance? This morning as I am cleaning the house and fixing snacks…

Under the black depths, struggling for air.  Just to sense the surface and light brings hope. Sometimes my life is just like drowning.  The cares and concerns of this world fill my lungs and suffocate me.  It seems as though I will never reach the other side where rest and comfort wait for me. And…

Psalm 32:9Do not be like the horse or the mule, which have no understanding but must be controlled by bit and bridle or they will not come to you. Over the last couple of weeks, our children’s riding lessons were a source of insight as well as entertainment. One day, there was a sick horse…