I have cousins in the Maritimes, a brother in the West, and friends in other provinces. When I was younger, I kept in contact by writing letters. Every other option, of which there were few compared to today, were out

Thursday evening, I realized that what had started as a tickle in my throat the day before, was a full blown chest cold. The night was difficult with both small amounts of rest and restless periods of coughing, tossing and

I listened to a sermon on Psalm 13 in which King David was lamenting that he felt God wasn’t listening to His call for help. I need Your help. How long will You turn your face away? I can relate.

I planted Zinnia seeds in the front of my house last year. They are an annual, so when I noticed them growing this spring, I was surprised. They aren’t supposed to do that, but they did. It was a pleasant

Hadassah, also known as Esther in the Bible, was an orphan girl who was forced into a scenario where a ruler made bad choices to suit His pride and selfish desires. But she belonged to God so with encouragement from

I was anxious to get some house plants out onto my deck. It’s spring, right? Out they went. The wind caught my Elephant Ears plant and it was upended, twice. I took it back in and repotted it. Another obviously

I was listening to a friend talk about an incident from the past. They were feeling very badly. Regret has that effect. I know. I’ve been there. It got me thinking. Looking in your rear-view mirror is wise when you

Using a cell phone is new to me, so when I found my calls weren’t coming in I couldn’t figure out why. A friend mentioned maybe I was in silent mode and sure enough when I looked, I was. Sometimes

I was away from home, staying at a motel for a wedding. Sitting outside at a picnic table, I looked up and there was a mother bird with food in her mouth. Up came two little heads and she fed

It started innocently, almost imperceptibly, but it happened. Just a very small stray cat, near death, came to live with me. She never jumped on the furniture, mostly rested beneath my old rocking chair. But, slowly, changes have happened, and