We were sitting in the hall of the local Canadian Legion, patiently awaiting the verdict of the judges. It was hard not to assimilate the tension emitted by the 15 grade 7-9 students. Each one of these young people had just made a powerful public speech, and each one...
When you are in love, you relish the moments you have with your sweetheart and you count the days, hours, minutes and seconds until you will see each other again. Your thoughts are constantly consumed with the one you love. You wonder what she (or he!) is doing, what...
Although we had been staying in Nanaimo for the past three days, we weren't really visiting the town. We were simply using it as a hub to visit all of the different beautiful things to see on rainy Vancouver Island. In fact, the only Nanaimo activity we had on our...
Off in the distance the old record player is stacked with the sounds of the very best of days gone by. One by one the lp's drop, skid into place, and the sounds of Christmas fill the room.Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Mel Torme and Ella Fitzgerald take turns serenading...
John 13:11 "For he knew who should betray him; therefore said he, Ye are not all clean."1Corinthians 3:16 "Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?" 1Corinthians 3:17 "If any man defile the temple of God, him shall God...
Terry Fox. A name well known throughout the world. A name that would have remained completely unknown, had it not been for an extraordinary battle against cancer.Terry had always been a successful athlete. When he was eighteen years-old however, he was diagnosed with...
The concert had been such a blessing! The message was uplifting and God's presence, invigorating. But now, as we were heading towards the exit, we were confronted by a rather unwelcome-albeit predicted!-scenario: It was snowing! Hard! We were right in the middle of...