To miss a day of work, I have to be really sick. I don’t suppose there is any great merit in that except that if I don’t work then a couple other people are left jobless and incomeless for the day. Being the boss means not that I can do whatever I want as my [...]
Entries from May 2006
May 28, 2006
A Laptop for every child?
I thought this was such a great idea. Found it via Think Christian taahnks to Anotherthink. I wonder how it will take off? My biggest concern would be that it has to distributed through large scale government initiatives so will not be for sale. I guess my concern would be that many large scale government initiatives in Africa [...]
May 28, 2006
Cooking Lessons
Here I sit in a quiet house. Bliss. Of course the reasons for the quiet are all good so that lends a good sort of shade to this season of quiet. The kids are out doing their things – dance, soccer, Massa is on the bus to Saskatoon for the afternoon and Leo is [...]
May 24, 2006
Dentures
I feel a bit like I was blindsided by a ninety year old grandma. She came in needing teeth. Had some old, old dentures that needed replacing. Had tried several places and each time the teeth made were a “terrible fit”. So she came to me. And I tried my darndest. I really did. I [...]
May 24, 2006
A doggy morning
I am reminded from time to time that I need to make time for solitude in my busy days. Yet some days, circumstances just seem to work against finding this time. This morning, I was heading out to Gatecrashers – our 6:30 am prayer time at church. I was even running on time. Then [...]
May 21, 2006
The little things
This is cool. Massa wants to learn how to do all the little things that he will need to know, like washing dishes and other stuff that people learn and don’t think about teaching a new immigrant. Today he had a lesson in barbecuing. We did buffalo steaks for dinner and he had to do some [...]
May 20, 2006
A Bit of Quiet
Finally my house is quiet and I have a bit of space to myself in this busy weekend. Today, Leo’s brother is up for a visit and seems to be sick. That is not so good but Leo has gotten him some meds and hopefully all will be well. As well, a cousin of Leo’s [...]
May 18, 2006
A Busy Week
In this very busy week hope has changed to actuality for all of us. Masa has arrived from Africa; from the Congo via Cameroon where he and his friend have been waiting as refugees for 7 ½ years. Hope is hard to maintain when nothing seems to be moving towards the hoped for goal. Then [...]
May 11, 2006
There is a limit…
I guess, to how much one person can handle. These days I am feeling like I am pretty much there. On top of my usual stuff – work, home and church – I have a cold that is making me lose most of my energy. The dishwasher is on the fritz. And I have my craft and [...]
May 9, 2006
Centerpoint
Last year I travelled out to Strathmore AB for a weekend retreat – Centerpoint. This is sponsored by Covenant Bible College once a year. It is a well kept secret although it is not intended to be a secret. Here is what they say about it: “Covenant Bible College invites you to come away for [...]
