Carrot Patties

Carrot Patties – Serves 2 – 2 patties each These are a great way to use up leftover potatoes and carrots and just about the easiest thing to throw together. Ingredients 1 ½ cups mashed potatoes I cup cook carrots I egg, beaten I minced leek, the white part Salt and pepper to taste Instructions…

Random Friday Five

I have missed a number of Friday Fives over the past few weeks as I experimented with having Monday off instead of Friday. FAIL! After 11 years of ministry where I took Fridays off barring emergencies, the change in rhythm did not work. 1.  What are you wearing right now?  (a question from my first…

In the Cold & Snow of Winter

It’s March 23rd, it’s mid-afternoon and -14 with the windchill. Nova Scotia has been bombarded with snow over the past week and now below seasonal temperatures are making snow removal impossible without heavy equipment. Check out this photo series on Buzzfeed. Two weeks ago there was a beautiful snow storm on my day off. It…

The Power of Love

Numbers 21: 4-9 John 3: 14-21 March 22, 2015 St. Paul’s Spryfield Will you join me in a moment of prayer? May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts and minds be acceptable in your sight O God, our strength and redeemer, amen. Sometimes I wonder how I ever wrote…

Friday Five – Signs of Spring! Ha!

Today over at RevGals, it’s Friday Five time again. In Nova Scotia, we have been snow-bombed for the past week, with amounts close to 100 cm (39 inches) in some places. Many churches cancelled services last Sunday for the THIRD time since the middle of January. On street parking in Halifax has been banned as…

Friday the 13th Random Friday Five! (or F13RFF!)

1. What have you got going on today? Finished planning Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Sunrise Easter Service and most of the later Easter service.   2. What about a prayer request, how can we pray for you today? For energy. I find the switch to daylight savings time harder each year.  3. What makes you curious? Everything…

What Words Do You Live By?

Exodus 20: 1-17                                                  John 2: 13-22 March 8, 2015 St. Paul’s United Church Good Morning Everyone! What a fine gathering. My name is Rebekka. I was there that day… that day…