Lord the Light of Your Love is Shining

  An unprecedented number of hot summer days is drawing many to the beach and the air-conditioned malls. As everyone dresses to ‘beat the heat’ I am noticing a pattern. For the guys, loose shorts and comfy tees are the trend; for  the girls – less. Shorter shorts, tighter tops, less fabric, less coverage, less…

It’s summer time in Atlantic Canada and in my home town, that means sunshine, walks in the park and beach days. On this particular day, I was combining all three and walking the dog in the park along the banks of the lake. Our doggy is a Siberian Husky and she is not really a…

Earlier this week, we had the priviledge of attending our son’s “Joining Ceremony” for the military. Seven young men gathered together with a collection of officers and NCMs and pledged their fidelity to Queen and Country. As a mother, there was a certain amount of pride in knowing that out of over 1200 applicants, only…

We have reached the end of another ‘school’ year and the highlight of the spring (other than sunshine) is homeschool conferences! I ususally don’t have the opportunity to hear very much of the speaker but this year I got to two workshops.  Very exciting!  What I do get – every conference – is tremendous blessing…

Suppertime highway rush hour traffic.   Five lanes of highway, all eager to get home in this week before Christmas.  As the lanes separate to transform from highway into streets, traffic slows and gridlock halts all progress.  Doing a quick shoulder check before changing lanes, the car behind fails to notice the stopped vehicles in front…WHAM!This…

Stuck between a rock and a hard place…somewhere nobody wants to be! We all understand that a rock is hard and immovable and who hasn’t faced a ‘hard place’ in their lives? Whether financial, marital, physical or relational, hard places are no fun. But what happens when we change our definitions? What happens when we…