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Monday, November 27, 2017
It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings. ~ John Steinbeck, The Pearl Monday. Begin again. Peace this morning after a restful night’s sleep. Thank you. Some days you’re the...
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
The question is not what you look at, but what you see. ~ Henry David Thoreau Can you do it? Can you walk in the truth you profess to believe and embrace stillness even in the midst of the busy? I...
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Monday, February 5, 2018
Seek a suitable time for thy meditation, and think frequently of the mercies of God to thee. Thomas à Kempis Jolted, I bring with me to wakefulness memories of my precious little Yorkie, Chelsea. The...
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Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Every journey to something is a journey away from something, Matthew Kelly It pops up, as a reminder: four years ago today was the last Friday I spent in the office before we retired and repatriated to...
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Monday, April 2, 2018
Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometimes, though, it'sjust pure, unthinking delight. Barbara Shapiro It’s early and still dark. It’s quiet but...
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Thursday, April 5, 2018
Sometimes I need only to stand wherever I am to be blessed. Mary Oliver On this quiet morning when no air compressor assaults the silence, when Gerry is off at men’s meeting, and I sip coffee and gaze...
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Monday, July 23, 2018 – The Sweet Gift of Contentment
. . . for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. Philippians 4:11 ESV After lunch, we three take our cameras and head to a favourite park. First stop is the butterfly garden. It is...
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Friday, August 3, 2018 – Gifts
He who has God and everything else has no more than he who has God only. C.S. Lewis, The Weight of Glory I think have neither words nor an inclination to mine for them, then gratitude gushes. . . . as...
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Sunday, August 6, 2018 – Girl’s Weekend
These bones I carry were borrowed from women much stronger than I. Know that when you need them, you can borrow mine.” Nichole McElhaney, A Sisterhood of Smoke and Ash The day begins with roll kuchen...
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Monday, August 6, 2018 – Evening Reflection
When we lose one blessing, another is often most unexpectedly given in its place. C.S. Lewis It’s an ordinary moment; the best ones are. Makiya is tucked into bed with a book, I’m on the couch nursing...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018
Gardening simply does not allow one to be mentally old, because too many hopes and dreams are yet to be realised. Allan Armitage We wake to smoky skies in the midst of another record-breaking heat...
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Friday, August 10, 2018 – Summer’s Finest
When the world wearies and society fails to satisfy, there is always the garden. Minnie Aumonier We head to the garden to water after supper. I’m tired, having spent most of the day on my feet in the...
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Saturday, August 11, 2018
It is the still, yellow kind of afternoon when one is apt to get stuck in a dream if one sits very quiet. Dodie Smith I look forward to a run of still, yellow August afternoons. My weary body tells me...
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Friday, August 17, 2018 – Morning
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart. John Bunyan I watch in stillness as the sun rises red over the mountain. Just a sliver at first through the lingering...
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Monday, August 20, 2018 – Soup Day
Without darkness, nothing comes to birth, As without light, nothing flowers. May Sarton Gerry throws open the curtains in the bedroom and I see an outline of mountains across the valley visible...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018 – Tomato Season
Our gardening forebears meant watermelon to be the juicy, barefoot taste of a hot summer's end, just as a pumpkin is the trademark fruit of late October. Most of us accept the latter, and limit our...
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Monday, October 8, 2018 – A Retired Thanksgiving
In everything give thanks . . . 1 Thessalonians 5:18 It’s Thanksgiving here in Canada. I’m not one for holidays, but I’ll cook a turkey today and we’ll eat well nonetheless. I talked with my son...
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