Author Archives: Nancy

I am sitting at my desk and even though the sun is streaming in the window I know it is bitterly cold outside. The bright sunshine causes the snow to glisten on the trees but the wind defies the sun … Continue reading →

Not surprisingly I have been asked by a number of people what I think about the Supreme Court ruling regarding the ‘Right to Die’ legislation. This is a topic I have thought about often, but I confess not deeply, for … Continue reading →

This week I went to see the movie Selma. It is an historical drama telling of the epic march led by Martin Luther king Jr. from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama. The year is 1965. The southern United States had been … Continue reading →

Yesterday the British Parliament passed legislation to allow scientists to use the DNA from three people in order to genetically modify human embryos and thereby prevent inherited diseases. Britain becomes the world’s first nation to allow genetic modification in humans. … Continue reading →

Today is Let’s Talk day. This is a campaign sponsored by Bell to encourage people to talk about Mental Illness. The goal to get people talking so that those with mental illness will feel supported and that by getting it … Continue reading →

There is an old gospel song with the line, “I love to tell the story”, repeated frequently in the refrain. Today is the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Some 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed there between … Continue reading →

January 24th marks the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death. When I think of Churchill I think of a bulldog! I was not quite 10 when he died so my knowledge of him is all from reading or the remembering … Continue reading →

I am taking a refresher course on hospital visitation. It is being offered at our local hospital by our Chaplain Toni and members of the Hospital Chaplaincy Committee. It is excellent as it reminds us of some of the tools … Continue reading →

In The Hobbit , Gandalf says, “Some believe it is only a Greater Power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Monday, my day off, I spent time sorting through old files and purging my filing cabinet. It’s kind of a new year process to get things in order for the year ahead. In one of the files I came … Continue reading →