There came a time in my newly married life when my husband said he wanted to start a family. I wasn’t quite so sure. I was caring for children in a Day Care Centre, which fulfilled my need for children. It wasn’t long, however, and both of us decided we wanted to increase our family. […]
New Recruits
Today, I write from Antigua, Guatemala. I am part of an organization that oversees people who have a call to go to other parts of the world with the good news about Jesus Christ; to bring that message in love, often with sacrifice, to a very needy world. There are always new people desiring to […]
Endurance
I have fought many battles. All these battles are the smaller part of a greater war. I have won some, and I have lost some. I keep going. Some days I feel like I have lost far more than I have ever won, that I have lost the war. Nevertheless, I continue my life’s journey, […]
Mind Bombs
Today is March the first and I for one am glad to see February over. Something about too many clouds, cold temperatures and wind cause me to say good bye without any grief. When the sun begins to pick up and the days get longer however, I begin to see the cobwebs that have been […]
Reach Higher
Several years ago while in a training session for my job, I learned a very practical lesson. For some reason this lesson made an impact and has stayed with me, unlike some others which scattered like the seeds of a dandelion. We were asked to face the wall, on which hung pieces of paper. Taking […]
Black History
I want to honour my brothers and sisters of African descent. In order to do so I have been listening to some old “Negro Spirituals”. The first day as I read some musical history and listened to some of the songs, the melancholy of the music, and knowing some of the history, evoked feelings of […]
Dearest Little One
My dearest little “Timmy” Jesus loves you so, He is watching o’er you As you grow and grow and grow. He made the little flowers, the mountains and the snow, the walrus and the kitty, because he loves you so! And then he came to live, down here on earth below, so everyone from young […]
Flowers
When cold winter days drag on….., sunlight is restricted, and ice dangles from the trees, my heart yearns for flowers. Red or pink roses, purple or blue lilacs, yellow or white daffodils, any flower will do. In life, certain people pop up as flowers in the dreary spots of my life. It could be someone […]
Ice Blocks
From the book entitled Endurance, Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, written by Alfred Lansing, I became enlightened as to the power of ice. The story is an incredible story of exploration. Though the book is not focused on the power of ice, I learned much about what it can do. With the proper conditions, ice builds, and […]
Sandgrouse
Inspiration for life can spring up anywhere, especially from the world of nature. I encountered one such inspiration very recently while watching a program called Planet Earth, dealing with grasslands specifically. The focus was on a bird which lays its eggs a long way from waterholes. The father travels up to 16 km in a […]