Are we Really Thankful? As we celebrate another Thanksgiving Day (yes, here in Canada we celebrate this day in October) I find myself pondering the idea of thankfulness and came up with this thought. Are we really a thankful people? For most part in today’s society, we can find people being thankful when something positive…

I was sitting here thinking about the concept of strengths and weaknesses in our lives. In my experience I’ve noticed that people, including myself, tend to measure ourselves and others based on strengths and weaknesses. This does more damage than good as strengths and weaknesses are subjective. What is seen as a strength to one…

Seasons are a wonderful part of our world. I am thankful I live in a place where I experience all four seasons – spring, summer, fall, and winter. Each season carries with it its own beauty. Spring is full of new life and growth as the colours emerge from the sleep of winter. Summer boasts…

OK, I realize that the title is quite the mouthful, but I thought it to be imperative that today’s blog bring a form of understanding and not diverse polarization. My intent in writing is to stir the reader into a broader perspective, perhaps even see something in a different way than what was seen previously.…

There is a phrase that I have used over the decades, whether it be from the pulpit, from the school room or in the home, and that phrase is “Your Focus determines Your Future”. What does that really mean? I have thought about that lately and without trying to be pinpoint precise, this is what…

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall I am always amazed at how the Spirit of God speaks to each of us. We are all so different in how we perceive and process, yet God speaks and relates to each one of us in accordance with who we are and were we are in our journey. Case…