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A Christmas Touch
A short story for the Christmas Season.

Angels Unaware
Like the abundant variety of species beneath the ocean waters, a sphere of divine presence surrounds us but is not visible.

Powered by Love
A mothers day tribute to Hazel - the woman who began a chain of love.
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Nov 23, 20245 min read
Angels Unaware
Like the abundant variety of species beneath the ocean waters, a sphere of divine presence surrounds us but is not visible.

May 9, 20244 min read
Powered by Love
A mothers day tribute to Hazel - the woman who began a chain of love.

Mar 18, 20244 min read
Footprints or Deep Ruts
“Fullerton pack up your books and go home.” I remember those words clearly. The paper dart game had been going on for some time in the...

Dec 16, 20234 min read
The Darkest Night
Growing up on the Canadian prairies, just a touch south of latitude 52, I have witnessed the splendor of the midsummer sun’s gradual...

Oct 25, 20235 min read
Stuck in Israel
What is there about Israel that draws pilgrims and busloads of tourists from all over the world? A tiny country of approximately ten...

Apr 8, 20235 min read
Second Chances
Easter comes in our season of spring: snow changes to water, frozen earth to green grass and yellow dandelions, and frozen streams turn...

Feb 10, 20233 min read
The Heart of Love
I waited anxiously wondering how many valentines if any, I would receive that Valentine’s Day. A box had been placed in our middle-school...

Dec 13, 20224 min read
The Creche
The creche today still projects the Christmas message – God is present in our world.

Aug 23, 20223 min read
Picnics
At the country school I first attended, at the end of June, the community held a picnic on the school grounds. Games were played, races...

Jun 30, 20222 min read
Canadian, eh?
I am a citizen of two countries. I was once told, “You are privileged to be a citizen of two wonderful countries?” My reply was, “Yes,...

Jun 15, 20222 min read
Remembering Father
There is so much I didn’t know about my father. I knew he loved music, could recite volumes of poetry, The Cremation of Sam McGee in its...

May 1, 20222 min read
Honouring Mothers
“Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a mother.” My cousin and I as preschoolers did some adventuresome but naughty things. On...

Mar 23, 20223 min read
Epic Battles
This past winter has been cruel. Wind-chill-warning cold and snow upon blowing snow battered Winnipeg. Any harbinger of spring whether...

Feb 27, 20224 min read
The Nature of Love
Valentine’s Day 2022 has passed. Cards have been packed away for another year. Heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are now half-price on the...

Jan 19, 20223 min read
Remote Learning
Frost bordered the bottom of our front picture window this January morning. Memories surfaced of finger-numbing days of childhood and my...

Dec 27, 20212 min read
Genesis
Charles Dickens begins his novel, David Copperfield, “To begin my life with the beginning of my life, I record I was born.” Like David...

Dec 19, 20213 min read
The Power of Hope
“There was never a night or a problem that could defeat sunrise or hope,” Bernard Williams. Recently we celebrated our daughter’s...


Nov 30, 20212 min read
November, the Cruelest Month
“November is the cruelest month,” stated poet Jamie Moore. September is beautiful with cooler temperatures, ripening fruit, and the...

Oct 31, 20213 min read
Golden Memories
October is the golden month. I am old enough to experience harvesting prairie crops done by binders, sheaves, and threshing machines. The...
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