Welcome To THE NUGGET Determined to Destroy January 12, 2021 "But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matt. 24:37-39 KJV) ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET I'm the Boss January 9, 2021 I'm the boss... And I have my wife's permission to say so! I have often heard this said, and each time it makes me smile as images of the wife wearing the trousers float through my head.... As I was thinking about this saying this morning, it occurred to me that I don't particularly like having people in authority over me.... It makes me ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Exercise Your Soul January 7, 2021 "Physical training is good, but training for godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the life to come." (1 Tim. 4:6 NLT) Almost every morning for the last 25 years I have exercised my body. It is nothing too strenuous. It is just a light workout to maintain my health. I don't do it to look good or to compete in some sport. I jus ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Bound? Or Boundless? January 5, 2021 When the clock struck midnight and ended an era in 2019, we reveled in the endless possibilities and the marvel that 2020 could bring. There we were in 2020 with all our plans on hold as this world wanders around in uncertainty. Uncertainty over life, health, jobs, the economy, education, promotion, increases, marriage and uncertainty in every facet of human existence that we are prone ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Happy New Year! January 2, 2021 2020 has come and gone, and we are celebrating the arrival of a new year, 2021. I don't know about you, but New Years brings about two completely different sets of emotions. I am either quite happy for a year and its troubles to end or saddened that the good things of the past year are now things of the past; and I am excited by the concept of new beginnings, but at ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Wishing to "Uninstall" 2020? December 31, 2021 In the midst of the gloom and doom, with yet another COVID-19 lockdown on the horizon, I saw this sign in front of a local church recently, and it made me laugh: “We need to UNINSTALL 2020… It has a VIRUS!” The sign gave me hours of lighthearted reflection, and when I shared it with friends and family, it broug ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE ILLUSTRATOR Hope for a New Year December 30, 2020 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the LORD will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint. ~ Isaiah 40:30-31 NLT ~ "Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fa ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET War and Peace December 29, 2020 "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid." (John 14:27 NRSV) Jesus told His disciples that there would be wars and rumours of wars, and that nation would rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom. He spoke these words as they stood in aw ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Boxing Day... Peace? December 26, 2020 Christmas may have passed on the calendar, but the “holidays” continue. In fact, one of the biggest holidays in Canada is the day after Christmas, what we have dubbed, “Boxing Day”. This is akin to “Black Friday” in the USA, a time of year when you can procure the best bargains of the year. Because Boxing Day has become a public holiday, the stores are usuall ...Continue Reading

Welcome To THE NUGGET Five Steps to Christmas Peace December 19, 2020 Could someone forget their disabilities or limitations? I did. After living without sight for decades, I often forget I can't see. And dismissing that very thing, sometimes I rush to get ready to go out. I admit it, I'm a wait-to-the-last-minute kind of gal. I rush around like a crazy woman. I hop in the shower, slip on my robe and dash into my walk- ...Continue Reading