Psalm 119:101 I have kept my feet from every evil path so that I might obey your word.
and through your offspring all nations on earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed me
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…
The other day, I went out to lunch with my mom. I live in a rural community and our restaurant choice was a little café with fewer than a dozen tables, one waitress and a fantastic gift shop. The atmosphere was very homey and relaxed and there was opportunity for pleasant conversation with our server….
Two teens, one kitchen, a handful of ingredients and we had a gourmet supper. The table was laid with white linen, silver and china. Crystal glasses waited poised to receive sparkling pomegranate juice. Candlelight danced through the room and the savoury aroma of garlic permeated the air. The children suggested that they would enjoy having…
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…
I arrived at the airport in plenty of time for my flight… 90 minutes early. I had checked in online so all I needed to do was drop off my bags and I would be on my way. I took my time in the airport, wandering through the shops and people watching. Forty minutes before…
Red lights, the whurp of a siren and I was pulled over. Recently, our province introduced law changing the speed limit in school zones. I was driving in an area where I do not usually drive and the school was set back from the road. I didn’t even see the school zone sign. The…