Stoney Beach

Ever since I moved to Nova Scotia, the ocean has been ‘my’ place. Whether I’m feeling sad or mad, or happy and excited, somehow the ocean soothes the sorrow and magnifies the joy. I headed out to my favourite beach on this beautiful Saturday afternoon… only to discover that MANY people had done the same…

Hospitality and Promise

Today I’m trying to tie a number of things together, in a few short minutes… covenant, or promise, hospitality, and Treaty Day. Yesterday, I heard a story about a woman who was concerned for her husband during the hurricane. They had lost power and he was dependent on a CPAP machine. She said she prayed…

Spiraling

Thoughts wantingto direct knowingThe way isclearSorrow, regretoverflows my cup. PotentialOptionsOpportunitiesPossibilitiesProspects.Closed. Decisionsmade and spiritlightens, yetthe impossiblestill beckons.Crying,“If only!” Openwhat waswhat iswhat might be. Amen.

Women’s Work!

Somewhere along the way, I absorbed the idea that ‘women’s work’ ie. work in the home, was less valuable than men’s work. It’s no surprise that I internalized this, I was a teenager in the 70s, the age of women’s liberation, readily available contraception and women were entering the workforce at unprecedented rate. I refused…