"A Christian should always remember that the value of his good works is not based on their number and excellence, but on the love of God which prompts him to do these things." (St. John of the Cross 1521-1591).One of the great Scottish poets of last century was...
When my oldest son left home for university last fall, I did not deal with it well.I know, I know. It happens to every parent. It is not only a normal part of growing up, but it is also a sign of a mature, independent child! They don't stay home forever!So what was my...
It was a warm, humid and somewhat overcast Saturday afternoon with just over an hour left to play in the day, as I sat watching from the side line as my eldest son Simon opened the batting for his cricket team. Simon has played cricket for just on fifteen years and...
"Father to the fatherless, this is God, whose dwelling is holy." Psalm 68:5 (NLT)Father's Day came just a few days following a devastating divorce in our daughter and granddaughter's home. After several years of marriage their husband and father decided he no longer...
I hope they celebrate Father's Day in HeavenCause if there ever was a special Daddy, it was you!I remember not being able to wait for you to come home from work. Sometimes you were gone before I awoke and returned after I was asleep in my bed.I remember crawling out...
To be a fatheris a most amazing giftAn awesome responsibilityto guide, to share to learn, to teachFinding a capacity to loveyou never knew possibleThen feeling it grow year after yearTo know you'll always be therejust to be DadBeing so proud you could bust at the...
Bitter and angry was Jim as he shared his early childhood years to the chaplain. He relayed the story of a teacher asking his Grade 3 class to colour a piece of paper that was cut out in the form of a necktie. This would be a gift for their fathers on Father's Day....