Negatives Mixed with Positives

Jul 31

So, this past month Gary got hit with it and nicely passed it along to me – that being COVID!  Grr, not pleasant.  We have been able to evade this nasty virus ever since it arrived on the scene, but maybe we contracted it this time via our weekly trip to the grocery store and handling the grocery cart.  Who knows! Any way, we were able to get Pax Lovid, the...

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One Activity Often Leads to Another

Jun 30

“Did you see that?” Gary exclaimed to me as we were standing near our kitchen window.  He has been restoring a pair of heritage doors through which we enter our two-story outside building over the past few weeks. One door was longer than the other which left a 3-inch gap under the left one.  It’s still a work in progress.  All of a sudden, he spied a...

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Graduating

May 31

So, what is a traditional, life-changing event that frequently happens at this time of the year particularly for our children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews?  That would be graduations.  Out of our eleven grandchildren this year Gary and I have five graduating from university, high school or elementary school.  We are very proud of all their accomplishments. ...

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Spreading Seed

Apr 30

“So how did I get so many?” I sked our horticulturist neighbour.  I was referring to about 20 pretty violets scattered throughout the lawn in our backyard.  Previous years there had been only three or four.  She responded that when we had our flood two years ago with our backyard being full of water, seeds were probably spread here and there.  I do like these...

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Walking through …

Mar 31

Have you experienced a Walk Through the Bible live event in Canada?  This organization based in Atlanta, Georgia has partnered with churches worldwide over the past 40 years to engage people in learning about the chronology of Old Testament and New Testament events through the use of unique hand signs and biblical resources to enhance memory skills. Scott...

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Joining a Family

Feb 29

They got moved in!  Scott Lockhart, our lead pastor at Hillside Church and his new wife, Chrissy, were able to find a townhouse in the south part of Milton.  They moved in around February 8 and have settled into their new living quarters quite nicely.  Thank you for your prayers!  The process for Chrissy’s 12-year-old foster daughter joining their family this year...

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