Although I was raised in a church that supported missions, learned at an early age to give money to missions, and even actually met a missionary once, it had never occurred to me to go on a mission trip. I would just stay home and pray for those who were “called” to go.
Then one day my daughter invited me to go with her on a mission trip to Guatemala. How can you say “NO” to your daughter? Continue reading
It was a day I’ll never forget.
I had finally grown tall enough to answer the phone without a step stool. We had a fancy, black, rotary-style phone that hung on the wall. It was not a “party” line (where several families shared the same telephone line) like so many of our friends had. We had a “private” line as Dad’s job was 
dependent on a phone call-out. Continue reading
It was a beautiful, sunny but crisp, winter morning—one week before Christmas—the perfect time for the family to climb into the new van for an excursion into the countryside to find the perfect Christmas tree. Before long they had found their tree, cut it down, had their snowball fight, followed by hot chocolate, and were headed back to town with their treasure tied to the van roof. Continue reading
Although there most certainly are a number of things we should forget about, are you aware the Bible is full of passages that admonish us to remember? There are over twice as many verses to “remember” than to “forget”, and even some of those actually say “forget not”, which means “remember”.
In November each year here in Canada our thoughts turn to Remembrance Day as a time to commemorate the soldiers whose courage, service, and sacrifices gave us the freedoms and way of life we enjoy today. Almost every family has been touched by war, whether it was the loss or injury of a loved one who served with the armed forces, or the women who kept the factories in operation while raising the children alone. It is important that we honour and respect those who have, and are, serving our country. Continue reading