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His Grace Reflected...
I dip my toes into streams of goodness and mercy... I walk upon verdant hills of green, soft beneath my feet... My eyes light upon looks of love, they alight with joy at the sight of old friends. My Heart beats steadier, it fills until spilling over to water parched and dry places. I am loved and I know not how to handle it, besides taking it in and storing it away for further reflection. Sifting through the many, many moments, pulling them out one at a time until viewing th
Apr 32 min read
Miraculous Animals...
It began with poverty, with depression and recession so overwhelming, men women and children faced starvation. It began with wondering where God was in all the events circling the globe. The Great War (WWI), The Great Depression, WWII, the devastating Vietnam War...each one had an animal of such heroics, such bravery and stalwartness of heart, it brought hope to a nation. We must first look to the horse that inspired 'Warhorse' a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg. He was
Mar 314 min read
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His Grace Reflected...
I dip my toes into streams of goodness and mercy... I walk upon verdant hills of green, soft beneath my feet... My eyes light upon looks of love, they alight with joy at the sight of old friends. My Heart beats steadier, it fills until spilling over to water parched and dry places. I am loved and I know not how to handle it, besides taking it in and storing it away for further reflection. Sifting through the many, many moments, pulling them out one at a time until viewing th
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Apr 32 min read
Miraculous Animals...
It began with poverty, with depression and recession so overwhelming, men women and children faced starvation. It began with wondering where God was in all the events circling the globe. The Great War (WWI), The Great Depression, WWII, the devastating Vietnam War...each one had an animal of such heroics, such bravery and stalwartness of heart, it brought hope to a nation. We must first look to the horse that inspired 'Warhorse' a movie directed by Stephen Spielberg. He was
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Mar 314 min read
Light Giver...
Thank you to my forever friend who gently, kindly redirected my thoughts...or perhaps that is not entirely accurate. It was a pulling back of the corner of a blanket, held in front and behind, beside and beset with sadness and sorrow. Shining life-giving light into the blackest of darkness, in the valley I was traversing. The evening before, I was on the verge of walking out the door, hand on doorknob, one foot over the sill when I found my grumpy self exclaiming out loud;
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Mar 273 min read
We Are Canadian
From Sea to shining Sea, from coast to coast, our hearts may look and see, beauty beyond imagining, and people with hearts bigger than most. From the beaches of Normandy, to the freeing of Netherland communities, we stand proud and free. From our First Nations peoples, to those landing upon our shores, we breathe free. From the Rocky Mountains to wide open grassy plains, together we stand, hand in hand. Hearts knit within cold winters, hot summers, and salty sea air, we breat
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Mar 114 min read
Greatness...
Snow falls quietly outside my window as I contemplate world events, those closer to home, and much more mundane. As I think on these things I run across a story of untold heroism and courage, grit and determination and tears as silent as the snow track their way down my face. We are meant for more...we are meant for great deeds and acts of humanity. We seek stories of sensationalism when heroes exist walking side by side with the rest of us average humans. They come in al
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Feb 243 min read
Sing...
This morning as I sit in contemplation and sip my favoured poison (diet coke, don't judge! It's five o'clock somewhere), I lift my face to one who has never left nor forsaken. I have traveled widely, spoken eloquently, read voraciously, delved deep... I have listened quietly to others as they spoke of their god, their belief system... I have taken heart and spirit into places I could never imagine these feet would have taken me. No matter the belief, no matter who you stand
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Feb 203 min read
Imagine...
Imagine beginning life as a child, with such tight constraints you hardly dare to turn one way or the other. Imagine living life among a family of moody, angry outbursts, many targeted at your small frame and young mind. Imagine children growing through years of believing no matter what choice they endeavour to make, it is wrong. Imagine the adult man or woman who lives in such constant hyper-vigilance they fall into place with little but a gesture, or word. Now...imagine
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Feb 115 min read
Born to Fight...
For some of us, the moment we set feet upon this earth a war of epic proportions begins; an enemy who KNOWS the change you may accomplish, a light in the darkness you may become. 'You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways. Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. You hem me in behind and before
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Feb 85 min read
True Friendship...
As I sit and ponder, wondering what exactly needs to be set down upon the page, I reflect on friendship and those who defy such niceties. I reflect on long time friendships, born during tumult and chaos...the absolute comfort found in friendship spanning decades. Known, seen, loved and accepted... I sit with a heart full of wonder, with a spirit of thankfulness and gratitude, full to the brim with hope, with joy despite sorrow, with grace no matter the moment. Such moments
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Feb 52 min read
Every Part...
As lIfe moves in ever widening patterns, touching down here, touching down there, I see-feel-hear-know I am safe in the mighty arms of a heavenly Father who has orchestrated each step out of hell and into peace, into compassion, into grace and joy. Each and every cell within my body cries out in gratitude and a heart filled with thankfulness to a God who has never been more real than this moment in time. To my non-believer friends, bear with me as I expound on forging a rel
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Nov 30, 20253 min read
Fear...
FEAR In recent months I've had occasions to be caught in conversations (mostly one-sided) that centre around phobia's regarding certain races. In trying to interject the person in question invariably gets heated, the volume is turned up, speech comes rapid fire and I'm forced to wait until they run out of breath, or steam. Or whichever comes first. What do these discussions revolve around? Muslims... Some of the statements: 'This is a CHRISTIAN country, they don't belong here
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Nov 25, 20252 min read
Possession
As Fall moves over, makes way for Winter and all its inconsistencies, I sit with a hot cup of heaven and contemplate a very human tendency to 'explain' away that which we do not understand. I have heard, read, and politely gone silent when hearing demonic possession heaved onto a table of guts and refuse, of regret and confusion, of fear and wild-eyed fervor and consequently gestured to with a grandly eloquent Vanna-White-showing of hands. See? See? As though all ills and i
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Nov 18, 20253 min read
Winds of Change...
As I wake upon a morning still and chill, as I walk under sunshine or rain, as I dance in response to drumbeat and melody, I know I am loved. As I feel wind upon my face, teasing strands of hair loose to fly, I know God's presence. His overwhelmingly clear love for His creation apparent in birdsong, in mist laying low upon fallow fields dotted with cattle, in sunset and sunrise blooming and bursting with colours, in that long embrace from long-trusted twin-of-my-heart friend
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Nov 4, 20252 min read
My Soul...
'My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him, He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress. I will never...
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Sep 18, 20254 min read
If I Could...
If I could, I would go back in time...to a time when segregation was a thing and the first African American student to attend University...
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Sep 16, 20254 min read
Desolation...
The heart beats, pushing oxygenated blood through veins and depleted returns it once again to be filled with life giving o2...how then my...
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Sep 14, 20252 min read
Unseen...
I have spent years, veritable years learning to speak effectively, communicate with articulation and fast track helping those i'm...
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Sep 6, 20254 min read
Lingering...
Waking from dreams full of swashbuckling pirates, creatures large and small scurrying this way and that, and speaking in dulcet tones...
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Sep 3, 20254 min read
Anger...
This morning as I stand quietly with Max the Moose overlooking the beauty of open water surrounded by forest, I am reminded of the inner...
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Sep 2, 20253 min read
Moments...
The sky is crystal clear, stars beginning to fade as dawn approaches...mist lays low upon freshly harvested fields covering bovine and...
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Aug 31, 20253 min read
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