Celebrate and Give Thanks
Feel free to adapt and use in any way you like. If you would like the calendar in Word, let me know!
Thanksliving
A number of years ago, when I was in ministry in the Northend of Halifax, I was invited to the ground breaking ceremony of a new L’Arche community. For those of you unfamiliar with L’Arche, it is an intentional community where those with intellectual disabilities live with caregivers in relationships of mutuality. The ground breaking…
How Do We Spend Our Days?
How we spend our days is how we spend our lives. I heard those words on a podcast as I drove to Elmsdale this past week. They were written by Annie Dillard, an American writer and poet, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for her book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek. Those words resonated with me strongly.…
Creating Community
First of all, thank you to those who turned out for the meeting on Tuesday evening to share with the presbytery how you thought things were going in this Interim Ministry time, some of the joys and the challenges and then for inviting me to stay with you another year! This means I will…
You, Who Are…
There is a song from the French community of Taize which I often sing in the morning as a meditation: In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful In the Lord, I will rejoice Look to God, do not be afraid Lift up your voices the Lord is near Lift up your voices the Lord is…
Friday Five – Lists
What lists are you making at this time of year?
This Is My Health Card – This Is My Canada
What are you thankful for about Canada?
This Is Me… On Drugs
This is our drug cupboard, and you don’t see the containers behind those! I consider myself a fairly healthy mid-fifties woman, who nevertheless relies on a daily regimen of drugs, both prescription and OTC to stay that way. Each morning I portion out the pills: three different ones for my aching joints, one to keep my…
