It was 1993 and Dianne, a manager for a London, Ontario business, took a leave of absence to welcome her first child into the world. She lived in a nice apartment, worked at a job she loved, had a husband who cared about her and now excitedly set about to live the...
I am planting a few things today!There is something marvelous about bringing in vegetables from your own garden. Course my garden is only being planted and it is very small, so once a week, the next best thing is going to the Farmer’s Market to buy the fresh garden...
I spoke to a woman in Toronto. She was not a hugger, but something told her one day at the bus stop to offer a hug to a stranger.Well my acquaintance, Paula, just didn't want to offer a hug to a stranger, yet something inside of (intuition?) Her would not let up and...
While visiting mother at the Nursing Home in N.W. Calgary we were having a conversation and I was fixing her hair and placing a colorful barrette in it. Mom hadn’t laughed at anything in a long time so we were both almost a pair of old sourpusses. Lately I seemed to...
My granddaughter and I were talking about my mother in the Nursing home.Why have you not been to visit her recently I asked her. She responded: "Grandma Pat does not recognize me. I've grown so much and she just doesn't recognize me."I was really not on my toes in...
Today in church, my thoughts wandered back for a few minutes.Suddenly I was remembering the day I was alone in my kitchen, writing to my daughters.It was the Labour Day weekend in 1987 and I was feeling very sad and alone . My marriage was in a very bad state and...
Tonight as I write to you , I tell you, I am grateful to our Heavenly Father for his protection.I was in Calgary visiting with mother and the snow had started coming down with a vengence. And even as I drove to be with mom, my head was saying, "head for home now!" Not...