The Generation Gap

  Last night, I went to see Menopause, the Musical. It was a light-hearted (although somewhat crass) recounting, by four different women from four walks of life, about ‘The Change’. They sang about their changing bodies, changing moods, the change in sleep and in their relationships. There was much in the story that I could…

I don’t know about everyone else but there are times when I seem to have a fuzzy brain. Usually it is a result of overcommitment, lack of sleep and middle-aged estrogen. Last night, I stood in the kitchen door flicking the light switch, trying to turn off the kitchen light. The problem was that I…

“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…

As we drive along the highway into town, I always admire the thick foliage.  The buds in the spring are so lovely and encouraging.  In the summer, the leaves seem to burst from the trees.  In autumn, the colours are so rich and intense.  But then, the temperatures begin to drop and slowly, one by…

Have you ever been really angry? Righteously angry? Frustrated-ly angry? Rip-snorting angry? Was it the result of an offense committed against you? Stop for a moment and think back on how that anger made you feel? Were you justified, at peace, renewed, refreshed or satisfied? More and more, on Facebook, social media and even in…

            Law… During the Lord’s Supper or Communion, it is most common to hear Luke 22:19, “Do this in remembrance of Me.” As a mother, it is a regular occurrence for me to say, “Do this” or “Do that”. My children, especially in the younger years, would often respond, “Why?” According to many cartoons, my…