I now have Skype. Before he left, Asen installed it for me so that when the time comes I can talk to my daughter and grandson and see them. Glad he was here to help get it all set up. Tomorrow early Asen leaves for the long drive east to Toronto to find an articling [...]
Entries from April 2008
April 29, 2008
Biking
Biked to work for the first time this year. My legs need to gain some muscle I think. Couldn’t get above third gear. The head wind this morning was cold but biking home tonight should be easier and warmer.
April 28, 2008
Full house
Over the weekend, I had all my littlest grandchildren around. I love them but it made for a busy weekend. I do believe I was so tired that I felt sort of sick. Last night Kieran – one of the not so little ones – was having trouble sleeping. He has bad dreams that keep [...]
April 27, 2008
And finally
I finished the book. You know, I think this whole task of caring for children never ends. I can see that when I began having children, my intentions were the best. I would raise them to know God. They were a gift and I would entrust them to God. So much living gets in the [...]
April 26, 2008
Who would have thought
… that putting together a worship service was such a chunk of work! I think we are ready. Tomorrow the B team (B is for best) gets together to practice. Sort of a trial run for me since I haven’t led worship for ages. Getting things together for a service in my past meant choosing [...]
April 23, 2008
Happy Day!
It was a very happy day when my baby came into my world at the age of 2 and a half. Today she turns 19. She is a young woman of great potential – although she may not feel like it – being in the middle of exams to wrap up her first year at [...]
April 19, 2008
Seriously?
More from In The Midst Of Chaos. In chapter four titled, Taking Kids Seriously, the author talks of how children are not taken seriously as being persons with a spiritual and philosophical capacity. We do not pay them much heed. Children do not have much to contribute any longer to the economic well being of [...]
April 18, 2008
Attending
More from the book In The Midst of Chaos "Attending" is the sum of those acts by which we genuinely give ourselves to another by the many small acts that we do. We watch out for, we notice another’s needs, we move to protect, we scan the horizon, so to speak, for danger to the [...]
April 18, 2008
Break up
This morning the ice is moving in the river. But they say one last storm of the winter is header our way. Minor set back I guess. Spring is on its way – if not here already.
April 17, 2008
Seeing God in hundreds of ways
I’ve been reminded this week of how much I need to stop and reflect on the places I have seen God in my day. I have a tendency to just live without thinking. Discouragement comes too easily if I do not look for God’s blessings in my day. He transforms my routines into opportunities to [...]
