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A Word to the Wise

Posted by on Jan 23, 2015 in Blog, Food for Thought, Quotes | 0 comments

A Word to the Wise

Have you ever wondered why we refer to an owl as being wise? I certainly never have…until I was preparing my recent Bible Study lesson on Wisdom, got sidetracked and learned a few things I never knew about these nocturnal creatures. (If you want to see some incredible pictures of owls, check out Scott Martin’s gallery at http:// www.scottmartinphotography.ca/). I learned that there are 206 different species of owls: 16 barn owls and 190 true owls, and they can weigh anywhere from one...

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For Unto Us a Child is Born

Posted by on Dec 22, 2014 in Blog, Memories, Quotes | 1 comment

For Unto Us a Child is Born

With Christmas just a few days away, my mind is full of things I’ve read, watched and listened to over the past weeks. Cantatas, Christmas music and Scripture readings have been a wonderful reminder of Whose birth we celebrate at this time of the year. In The Applause of Heaven, Max Lucado shares a story: A small cathedral outside of Bethlehem marks the supposed birthplace of Jesus. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by silver lamps. You can enter the main...

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Beauty Is As Beauty Does

Posted by on Sep 27, 2014 in Blog, Food for Thought, Memories, Quotes | 2 comments

Beauty Is As Beauty Does

Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay XII Art). In a world where beauty appears to be shallow, external and almost worshipped, I believe Mr. Emerson’s reminder is right on point: if we can’t find our inner beauty, we’ll never find beauty elsewhere. Next week a friend and I will embark on our second year of leading a women’s Bible study. Our topic this year is Developing a passion for knowing God...

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Being Reminded to Remember Who My GPS Is

Posted by on Aug 27, 2014 in Blog, Food for Thought, Quotes | 6 comments

Being Reminded to Remember Who My GPS Is

I know that’s a strange title, but it summarizes my summer, simply and perfectly. I’ve spent July and August at our-home-away-from-home, at our trailer on Mary Lake in Huntsville. To be fair, our trailer is not ‘on’ the lake, rather in a trailer park at Muskoka Bible Conference (MBC), 12 minutes south and west of Huntsville, Ontario. Spending 9 weeks here (since I am still here!) has been a privilege, and I must add that I have an amazing husband who has giving me his blessing during...

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Thankful Every Day

Posted by on Mar 22, 2014 in Blog, Food for Thought, Quotes | 6 comments

Thankful Every Day

Would you agree with me that everyday should be Thanksgiving Day? Perhaps that might seem easy for me to say as I sit in the warmth of eighty-degree sunshine in Florida while my family and friends continue to battle winter…although it is now spring! I feel privileged to be here but don’t discount the discomfort others are facing back home. The ‘thanksgiving’ thought occurred to me just now as I continue developing a two-year old manuscript. I’ve just written a Thanksgiving scene...

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How We Measure Success

Posted by on Dec 6, 2013 in Blog, Food for Thought, Quotes | 6 comments

How We Measure Success

“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” So says the Scriptures in Joshua 1 verse 8, and it ties in nicely to a recent challenge by our adult Sunday school teacher. The question put to us was, What is success and how is it measured, or should we measure it at all? I immediately thought of a definition I read in a missionary’s letter back in the...

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