Merry Christmas

Anyone who has children knows that choosing a name can be a challenging endeavour. Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than fine perfume, It’s important to have a name that you are proud of. Our children have joked different times, making up names that would be funny.  For the ladies there is Ima Man, Eileen…

With the global pandemic, COVID-19, closing our borders and shutting down travel and trade, I have been trying to be deliberate about getting out and being in the sunshine. The other day, my husband and I and one of our sons, and our two dogs headed to the beach. Our stretch of beach is really…

5.  God speaks to me through the counsel of the saints. Proverbs 12:15 The way of fools seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.  Whether you are a Christian or not, there will always be people in your life willing to give you a multitude of advice.  Some of it will be…

“Nooooo!” “I don’t wanna listen to that!” “You always pick!” “If you don’t like it, stick your fingers in your ears!” Ok, so as I lay in bed listening to the (not so) loving banter between my children, I wanted to stick my fingers in my ears! They were fighting about whether to listen to…

Courtyard where King Henry 8th Beheaded Those Who Opposed Him Judgemental. Hypocrite. Intolerant. Politically incorrect. Self-righteous. These are all words I have heard used to describe Christians. They are all true. That sounds horrible but it is undeniable. Somewhere, somehow, in our quest to be more holy, we have lost sight of the key element…

Thirty-six hours and the sum of my travels spanned the bed to the bathroom.  When the children were sick last week it only took six hours to move through their systems… ugh.  You would think that after all of that time in bed – most of it sleeping – that I would feel rested and…