June 18, 2025

Linda and Pat from Grand River Books Great Support, and wonderful friends and fans Festival of Faith, Sudbury, Ontario This morning, I read this question in well-known writer, Richard Wagamese’s book, Embers. “What makes us aware of your presence, mysterious loving Creator?” Richard listed things of spectacular beauty and love that I can see, hear,…

May 25, 2025

This weekend I participated in the East Central Ontario Annual General Meeting in Bowmanville. It was wonderful. Not only did I have fun and renew friendships, my energy was renewed, my faith deepened by the worship and the sharing, but I sold forty of my books. The planning committee gave me the opportunity to share…

April 24, 2025

    Hello everyone. For me today is special. I was born on April 23, many long years ago. At my age, birthdays carry lots of meaning. I’ve been blessed with eighty-one wonderful years of living.  Wonderful family and friends add to the excitement of life. And I’m still writing. Last week, I released my second…

April 20, 2025

Image by WikimediaImages from Pixabay           On Easter Saturday, my daily readings took me to a favourite author, Madeline L’Engle. In her novel, Dragons in the Waters, she declares, “We believe that everything is dependent on everything else, that the Power behind the stars has not made anything to be separate from everything else.”…

April 2, 2025

                  This afternoon, a box containing copies of my latest book, Dipping Your Toes, Too arrived on my doorstep. Tom took this picture. Dipping Your Toes, Too is lovely. I want you all to know that using this newest book, Dipping Your Toes, Too will give you…

March 31, 2025

Don’t Play Small! Recently I purchased a new journal book titled “Morning Meditations.” I like using a journal book that carries little messages so I have something to think about as I write. Today’s message was as follows:           “When you wake up, it’s like opening a new book. Make your…

March 24, 2025

Coming Soon/Almost Here!!!!!! The Cover for Dipping Your Toes, Too is ready. My book designer, Sue Reynolds, and I spent quite some time deciding on a cover for Dipping Your Toes, Too.  I dreamed of having many ethnic origins represented. I dreamed of a picture of happy people using my resource. I dreamed of…  Of…

February 7, 2025

Image by Steve Haselden from Pixabay           At the end of January, I completed the first draft of my eleventh book, (my second worship resource), Dipping Your Toes, Too. The manuscript is filled with stories, mostly small and personal, that connect the Bible to my life. My hope is that they will do the…

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