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Wow, I’m thrilled. Tom, too. Our new patio is fabulous. Our Christopher and his Century Landscape team are true artists. The whole process is wonderful. The team cleaned up every day before they left. Christopher asked many questions to ensure he knew and understood our vision. He has captured it totally and then some. This…
Image by Oberholster Venita from Pixabay A Simple Guide for Behaviour My choice for daily Bible reading, is Eugene Peterson’s, “The Message.” Today’s reading is Matthew 7:1-12, a familiar portion of what we call “The Sermon on the Mount. In my Bible the words are underlined and starred telling me this passage has spoken to me…
“You Better Be Right!” Sometimes in my role as clergy, I find myself living and especially, being, the faith that others need. When grief and fear overwhelm us, we want to believe, though it’s hard. God seems far away. I remember declaring my belief in future life with God at the end of a Celebration…
“We need someone to chair this committee, please.” All eyes turn to the floor. Silence echoes around the room. The silent self-talk, “Not me. Not me.” A number of years ago, I wrote a children’s book titled “Elizabeth Gets Her Wings.” Elizabeth, a young angel, wanted her wings immediately, before God’s appointed time. She decided…
Day Four Wow!!!! This is gorgeous. There’s still heaps to do. Tom and I picked out the kind of fence and height and colour. So many decisions but working with Chris (mind you he and his Century Landscape team are doing the work.) working with Chris on decision making is fun. He’s so respectful of…
Day Three: Our Shareable Patio Is Taking Shape Yesterday Century Landscape laid the foundation for our patio. That finished by noon today. After lunch the “pavers” were delivered. The crew began the careful job of laying down those pavers. There will be a double border. Chris Oates (owner of Century Landscape and Services) is great….
For the last seven years, I’ve enjoyed my summer writing sanctuary. Filled with flowers it’s been a place of peace and inspiration. The difficulty has been is that this beautiful place does not share well. It’s actually crowded when there are more than two people to enjoy my sacred spot. For several years Tom and…