Author Archives: Nancy

These last few days before Christmas set a tone. It means, among other things, that life in churchland is a hub-bub of potluck lunches and bulletin drafts! Christmas Eve falls on a Monday so that requires all the planning and … Continue reading →

Hello dear readers. Yes, I have stolen the title of today’s blog from the delightful children’s book by Judith Viorst, ‘Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day’. It is a favourite of mine and one I haul … Continue reading →

It was a couple of months ago that I passed a display of garden bulbs. Hyacinths. Narcissus. Crocus. Tulips. I couldn’t resist. I bought a couple of packages of each. I have spent the weeks since moving them from the … Continue reading →

What are you going to be? Who are you going to dress up as? These are the questions filling the school yards and buses these days. For weeks now kids have been planning their Hallowe’en costumes. It is a night … Continue reading →

October 13th has dawned a beautiful autumn day here in Muskoka. The sunlight dances on the coloured leaves and nature is putting up a glorious show of orange and red and gold. I spent part of the morning setting up … Continue reading →

We live in a most beautiful part of the province where rugged natural vistas are at every turn of the road. Trees and lakes and rocks abound and scenery is the reason many people feel drawn to this area. At … Continue reading →

Richard Wagamese, in his last book, entitled Embers begins his chapter on Gratitude with, “I raise the pipe of my being to the rising sun in openness and humility. With my eyes closed, I give thanks to the Life Giver … Continue reading →

I have always been intrigued that when Mary, the mother of Jesus, found out that she was pregnant she went through the hill country to stay with her cousin Elizabeth. And, also, when Jesus was ready to start his ministry … Continue reading →

I have been helping our Syrian family adjust to a new phase of life. Almost three-year-old Pella has started Day Care two days a week. She HATES it! On the mornings that she has day care she cries all the … Continue reading →

Have you ever thought about all the ways we refer to time? This summer, as I recounted to someone something that had happened I thought quite recently I then realized it was in fact several years ago. I asked, “Does … Continue reading →