A year or so ago, I started cross country skiing. We have an amazing club in our community thanks to an incredible and extremely passionate skiing lady ... let's call her Gloria. For $30 a year, I can borrow ski equipment and take advantage of the incredible cross-country ski trails and programming we have in… Continue reading I Am Humbled
Category: Faith / Spirit
Even Better
Lately, I feel like there’s been a bit of a cloud hanging over me, and I can’t seem to “pinpoint” the problem, despite my efforts to do so. I’ve caught myself asking … What’s WRONG with me? What’s my problem? Why so glum? Things have been good … predictable, rhythmic, uneventful … smooth-sailing … There’s… Continue reading Even Better
Will You Come and Follow Me?
On Sunday, we sang “The Summons” again in church. Here’s the link if you want to check it out on YouTube … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiXnbOORTAU It really is beautiful. I heard this song for the first time two years ago ... same church different pew. And on that day, I felt like Jesus was reaching his hand… Continue reading Will You Come and Follow Me?
The Gift of Good Health
This week I’m reminded of the gift of good health. On Saturday, my middle daughter battled a fever all day (and we were stuck in the car for a 10-hour drive back home from Calgary). She had little energy and even playing with her cousins upon our return lacked appeal … something normally quite enticing,… Continue reading The Gift of Good Health
On Serving
Opportunities abound in our community to volunteer … countless boards, organizations, and fundraisers operate wholly on the efforts of those who SERVE. And, undoubtedly, many incredible programs, opportunities, and countless dollars have resulted from such efforts. Seemingly, people are taking Paul’s words in Philippians 2:4 to heart … “Don’t look out only for your own… Continue reading On Serving
I Miss the Sky
As we move through the season of Creation in our church, we are reminded each week of a different piece God’s handiwork. Yesterday was “sky Sunday” … and though the sky was a dismal shade of grey, the topic evoked all sorts of thinking about the skies here in this incredible place we call home.… Continue reading I Miss the Sky
What a Gift
"This ... just ... feels ... so AMAZING!" The words came from my oldest daughter's lips on a recent afternoon adventure in the woods ... it was a measly 14 degrees Celsius and raining, but we were FINALLY navigating the nature trails at our local regional park ... ALONE ... no baby and no little… Continue reading What a Gift
A Sweet, Sweet Friend
While in the car one day this spring with my girls, I caught myself saying, "I sure hope Jacqueline and Rob don't decide to move away." They were away at the time, visiting their children and the freshest addition to their family, their beautiful granddaughter, Layla. Unfortunately, shortly after this fateful day in the car,… Continue reading A Sweet, Sweet Friend
Renewal of Faith
This is a guest post, written by one of my beautiful friends, Sanchal Bjerland, on the one-year anniversary of her heart surgery (yesterday). She and I both missed our kids' first day of grade one, as we were both laying in hospital beds, hours and hours away from home. You can find my reflection here;… Continue reading Renewal of Faith
I Was Not Alone
A year ago today, I was staying in our little house in town with my big girls. In complete survival mode at the time due to my pregnancy, I made arrangements for them to go to the babysitter's for the day, dropped them off, and crawled back into bed. I set my alarm for 3… Continue reading I Was Not Alone
Our Life Well Lived - Leanne Hintz 