image by Gerd Altmann of Pixabay Both our Christmas and New Year’s celebrations are over. We’ve visited our friends in Montreal. Tomorrow, we leave for Vancouver to see our grandchildren there. Our lives are busy as usual. Tonight, I’m enjoying our Christmas tree. That’s right. We haven’t taken…
Stories can bring joy, comfort and learning. Today, I offer you this story from my newest short story collection, “Breakthrough Moments”. Hospitality is a major Biblical theme. Sometimes God calls us to welcome people into our home and into our hearts. Afterward we discover that we have welcomed angels and even the Christ child himself….
The last few days, my friends have opened our conversations with their concerns about sadness. “So many have died. There is so much sickness, hunger, war…” My heart joins theirs in this heart felt lament. Celebrating Christmas is difficult for many. Today, I feel God is calling me to offer you this Christmas story. Our…
AN ACCIDENTAL CHRISTMAS GIFT It started with a fun visit from our two-and-a-half year old, great-grandson Riley, while his mom saw the dentist and enjoyed lunch with a friend. Just after she returned to take Riley home, I tripped on a pull-toy. My left eyebrow and cheek hit the hardwood floor first….
For years, I have used the same doll as my baby Jesus in my story telling. He’s just a doll, certainly, but I feel my love for Jesus deeply, every time I look at him. When I put him out in the cold and rain and snow in our front yard Nativity scene, I feel…
When I was a toddler, my mom taught me to say please and thank you. When I learned to read and write, my mom encouraged me to write thank you notes for all gifts I received. She said, “Name the gift. Tell your grandma, auntie, friend how you might use it. It’s not that auntie…
Just a quick note to tell all of you that I will have a table at the Peterborough Regional Farmer’s Market, this coming Saturday November 26th from 8am to 1pm. This is my first appearance at the market as a seller. As a buyer, I love the Peterborough Market. For me it’s important to shop…
(Photo by Gerd Altmann, Pixabay) Tonight it feels important to offer you one of my stories instead of a short reflection. Most of us attended church this morning. Many of us heard reflection on the familiar scripture about Jesus’ healing of the ten lepers. (Luke 17: 1-19). Sometimes when a scripture is familiar, we think…