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October 9, 2018
Tuesday, October 9, 2018 – Thanksgiving Night
“…and the evening was so beautiful, that it made a pain in my heart, as when you cannot tell wether you are happy or sad; and I thought that if I could have a wish, it would be that nothing would ever change, and we would stay that way forever.” Margaret Atwood, Alias Grace We
October 8, 2018
Monday, October 8, 2018 – A Retired Thanksgiving
In everything give thanks . . . 1 Thessalonians 5:18 It’s Thanksgiving here in Canada. I’m not one for holidays, but I’ll cook a turkey today and we’ll eat well nonetheless. I talked with my son yesterday; he was anticipating a traditional feast at his home in a few hours. ”You should cook your turkey
October 7, 2018
Sunday, October 7, 2018 – Cornerstone
What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, Here in the love of Christ I stand. In Christ Alone, Stuart Townend & Keith Getty It starts with love. And a Creator who knew me before I was. It takes years before I grasp
October 5, 2018
Friday, October 5, 2018 – Five Minute Friday – Share
We can ignore even pleasure. But pain insists upon being attended to. God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is his megaphone to rouse a deaf world.” C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain I’m joining in with a group of writers for Five Minute Friday
October 4, 2018
Thursday, October 4, 2018
We live in an age when skim reading seems to be the new normal, and so we’re in constant danger of skimming ourselves to death. Certainly some books ought to be skimmed. . . But if we aren’t careful, our ability to do deep reading will become a constant and losing struggle. Karen Swallow Prior Dark
October 3, 2018
Wednesday, October 3, 2018 – Beacon
All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen. Ralph Waldo Emerson We leave Prince George in the early morning hours and it’s cold. Relatively. It’s far from the -25C that we’ve experienced here in the past, but it’s hovering around 0C. It feels cold to we who
October 2, 2018
Tuesday, October 2, 2018 – Birthday Celebrations
October 1, 2018
Monday, October 1, 2018 – Happy Birthday, Laurinda
Mothers of daughters are daughters of mothers and have remained so, in circles joined to circles, since time began.“ Signe Hammer It’s my daughter’s birthday today—and it’s a milestone one. We are traveling to spend the day with her, to celebrate both her special day and my son’s birthday which was last week (convenient that
September 30, 2018
Sunday, September 30, 2018 – Harvest Continues
In the garden, Autumn is, indeed the crowning glory of the year, bringing us the fruition of months of thought and care and toil. Rose G. Kingsley, The Autumn Garden, 1905 On a beautiful late-September afternoon, after enjoying food and fellowship with family, we harvest the beets. I’ve lost my mojo for food preservation this
September 28, 2018
Friday, September 28, 2018
Not the intense moment Isolated, with no before and after, But a lifetime burning in every moment. T. S. Eliot We are traveling to spend time with family today, and I am anticipating we’ll see some beautiful fall colour on the way. I considered taking my camera, realized we won’t have time to stop for
