Author Archives: Nancy

I did it! It was close to midnight but I finally put in the last piece … of the 2000 piece jigsaw puzzle I have been working on for the last few weeks. It was so big when the pieces … Continue reading →

Today is Friday the 13th. Today marks six months. Carl died on Friday the 13th of October. He was in hospital for 9 days as his life slowly ebbed away. The nurses were astounded that he lasted that long as … Continue reading →

This morning, at our second service, we welcomed First Responders – Police, Fire, Paramedics and staff from the ER. It was the result of several months of planning and came about as part of our response to devastating fires experienced … Continue reading →

I have been very fortunate in that I have been able to visit Israel and Palestine three times. It is remarkable and a “pinch-me” worthy experience to stand in the very spots we read about in scripture. I remember so … Continue reading →

Last night there was a, for the most part, NON-sleep over for the youth. This is an annual thing we do here. We round up the pre-teen and teens, cart in sleeping bags, pillows, and bags of snacks and settle … Continue reading →

Tomorrow night is ‘The Oscars’. Not just the Oscars but the 89th year since Oscar made his first appearance. In 1929 on May 16th the first Oscars were held. They lasted 15 minutes and 270 people watched! I am already … Continue reading →

Now! The future is now! How many times have you been caught up in making plans for the future? I know I do it all the time. I am always thinking about tomorrow, the weekend, summer holidays, next year, etc. … Continue reading →

I came across a quote … it’s by, you know … anonymous… but I really like it. It frames something for me that is encouraging and inspiring. Here is it. “What if the church is not the place we go … Continue reading →

I did the preaching here on Sunday. Since I reduced my work to half-time I preach only 8 times a year. I miss preaching as I have always enjoyed that part of ministry and so feel genuinely excited when I … Continue reading →

I have been debating about writing this blog. I have started it several times and then stopped. I have second and third guessed myself. It is not my intent to turn this blog into a place for me to only … Continue reading →