What then is worship?
Our big Nova Scotia homeschool convention is over! It was a success. Our speaker was great, our vendors were fabulous and our volunteers amazing. The youth entrepreneurs outdid themselves, families were encouraged and lots of new friends were made. All of that sounds wonderful doesn’t it? Saturday night (it was night by the time I…
I need to make a confession. In the last week, I have not spent very much time with God. I haven’t been reading my Bible and my prayer life has been short and probably not very sweet. I’ve felt exhausted and struggled to be motivated. Not a very happy opening paragraph, but that’s where I’ve…
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…
Young love runs to embrace after being apart. A child holds out their arms to be cuddled by a parent. Friends hug to express concern, condolence or comfort. The phrase, “outstretched arms” brings to mind many images. For me, all of them have to do with acceptance, trust and love. When our children were…
Dear Moms & Dads,Do you ever feel like you are not smart enough to be responsible for the raising of your children? Do you ever feel like you are going to let them down? Do you ever feel like a failure? Me too. Often. Painfully. Discouragingly. Desperately. My children are grown and as I reflect…
Today, I had to apologize. Someone precious to me pressed a (few) button(s) they didn’t even realize they were pressing. I was tired, stressed, frustrated and feeling defensive. I barked. The person’s response was condescending. I barked again. We got off the phone and I simmered; and then I prayed. Today, I had to apologize….