Author Archives: Nancy

A couple of weeks ago a small group of folks within our congregation excitedly announced we had been given the green light at Executive Council to begin the process to sponsor a refugee family from Syria. We were pumped with … Continue reading →

One month ago my beloved underwent surgery for a total knee replacement. This surgery happens so regularly nowadays that there are many, many people who have been down this road. His actual surgery went well but he had a couple … Continue reading →

Last night, as I was driving home, I heard the news of three sisters killed in a farm accident in Alberta. They were playing in a truck as it was being filled with canola. Somehow they were overcome and buried … Continue reading →

Hi folks! When touring with a group of 40 things do not always go as planned. I had expected to write a blog, if not daily at least often, during my time in Ireland. The one I wrote did not … Continue reading →

We are just over half way through our tour of the Emerald Isle. I prefer to call it a pilgrimage as I am encouraging our travellers to think of this as a time to know God’s call. But sometimes it … Continue reading →

With the wonder of modern medicine we have known for sometime it was to be a little boy we were expecting. A great-grandchild has come to our family. He arrived in the night last night. He lives in Nova Scotia … Continue reading →

I admire the Queen. There I have said it. I have outed myself as a royalist. Yesterday marked the day when she became the longest reigning British monarch, surpassing her great- grandmother Queen Victoria. In her usual style she spent … Continue reading →

Last night I went to the movie, Mr. Holmes, now playing at our local theatre. It stars Ian McKellar as an aged Sherlock Holmes. He is magnificent. His young counter-point, a clever boy named Roger, makes a wonderful foil for … Continue reading →

Today the calendar turns to September. In many ways September has always felt like the beginning of a new year. It signals ‘back to school’ and this always means for students … a new teacher, a new classroom, new classmates … Continue reading →

Hello, dear readers. Did you think I had forgotten you? Not so. But some weeks come with overload and writing a blog gets dropped to the bottom of the list every day. Such was last week. After returning from General … Continue reading →