Giving Gifts of Love

gift wrapped in white tissue paper

One of the traditions I grew up with was White Gift Sunday. The children in our Sunday School were asked to bring a child’s gift wrapped in white on the first Sunday in December.

Each year, Mom would help my sisters and me each wrap a new toy, game or puzzle with white tissue paper, and it was labelled as to the age of the child it would be suitable for and whether it was better for a boy or a girl.

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Remember

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

Dirty Dishes

By the time I was old enough to help with household chores, my oldest sister and my brother had already left home. This left my other two sisters, my parents and me, the youngest.

Now, I didn’t mind sweeping the floor or even washing it. I didn’t mind washing clothes, and I actually asked if I could iron! I didn’t mind dusting, and I certainly didn’t mind licking out the bowl when Mom baked.

But I hated doing the dishes.

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