Christmas 2020 was a Christmas like no other. With much of Canada under strict lockdown orders, it was a challenge indeed to try and get family together.It all began for us in September when our Alberta kids saw the writing on the wall. They wouldn’t be able to make...
As we returned to our bed and breakfast after our thorough "washing" at Hadrian's Wall, we had yet another reason to worry about the incessant moisture that fell from the sky. Months earlier, when planning this trip, we had purchased tickets for the Royal Edinburgh...
And you can now get mature manure,” the radio announcer said, “and you’ll have the greenest grass ever.” Mature manure? Who ever heard of that? But as odd as its name, so was its effect. It turns out that when you put this product on your grass, it protects it and...
"He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end." (Eccl 3:11 NIV)I have travelled far and wide and explored many different cultures, and one thing I have noticed is that we all have one thing in common: A...
"And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." (Romans 8:28 NASB)This has always been one of my favourite Bible verses. However, Paul says nothing about when all things will...
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11 NIV)I was a Sophomore in High School and I dreamed of being a football star. During...
"I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, and I have remained faithful." (2 Timothy 4:7 NLT)I feel as though I have spent most of my life preparing for the next thing on the agenda. As a child, school prepared me for life in general. College then helped...