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…

FROZEN!

It’s a FROZEN Friday Five over at RevGals! 1. For The First Time in Forever: Tell us about a magical first snow day – for a child, a transplanted southerner, or maybe you have a great story from the first snowfall in your area this season. I usually love snow days, the sense of being safe…

Last Year’s Dirt

Those are the words that sprang to mind as I opened a bag of candy beets to cook them for supper. We get a box of fruit and vegetables each week from Taproot Farms. This week we got beets! One of my favourite veggies. As you can see from the picture, they still had a…

Change is Good! Right?

“I don’t plan on changing anything while I am at St. Paul’s,” I said to my husband, shortly before I began my six month supply position with them, “It’s not really my role in a six month appointment.” “Really,” he says, the words drawn out a bit skeptically. His skepticism is valid, I am not…