I don’t know why these words keep coming back to me today. Faithful in the small things. These words, bouncing around in my head, were enough to make me want to reach out and write to you during my month-long hiatus, even if I have nothing overly profound to say. I woke up yesterday and absorbed the shock of Donald Trump… Read More
On Saturday, I went to the monthly women’s meeting of our church. It’s a small group because a lot of us are not able to attend for one reason or another, but that gives us a chance to sing, pray, and share in a more intimate setting. This month, the theme was les Tresors de Dieu – treasures from God. 2 Corinthians… Read More
I’ve been troubled by world events. I had been increasingly troubled over recent months, but it sort of came to a head when, on Tuesday, a terrorist slit the throat of a priest in Normandy while he was performing mass. I’m troubled by the savagery, and I’m troubled by the subsequent reflection of an acquaintance, who posted a diary of recent terrorist events in Europe… Read More
There is a refrain in my head that comes from Psalm 16: “The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places.” I remember these words time and again because boundaries are not easy for me. I struggle against them. I kick at them. I forget them. I trample over them. There are periods in life where this weakness is more evident than others,… Read More
In the past few weeks, God has met a very specific financial need of ours in an unexpected and great way. He has allowed the three-year old daughter of a friend to overcome a life-threatening cancer … only to lose her life to an accident. He has allowed a friend’s biopsy to be negative (woot! woot!). He has permitted three loved ones to remain… Read More
I try to keep a spiritual fervour – I do. My husband and I fast, and I’m filled with joy. I prepare meals for guests, I stay up late to study the Bible with someone, I get up early to pray, I run my children to this event or that, and I brush off any feelings of overwhelm. I rejoice… Read More
