Recently, I was reminded of the analogy of the frog in boiling water. If you boil a pot of water and then throw a frog in it, the frog will immediately jump out. However, if you place a frog in … Continue reading
I was catching up on the life of a friend over coffee one day when he commented about how his life could be so much easier if only a certain co-worker would quit. This co-worker caused him problems every day … Continue reading
Today I started out on my walk, breathing in the sweet smell of early morning blossoms. I drank in the beauty of the majestic blue spruce trees reaching to the perfect sky. I eavesdropped on the call of one blue … Continue reading
“Your lights are on.” “Oh!” I was stunned, “Who is this?” “I work at the Municipality office.” “How did you know my lights were on?” “Someone walked passed your car and noticed the lights on. They saw your parking pass … Continue reading
Waiting – it conjures up images of sitting impatiently in a chair with toes tapping and fingers drumming. I wait for my children to get off the bus at the end of a school day. I wait for the traffic … Continue reading
Physical pain is a funny thing. Not funny as in causing laughter, but it’s perplexing. It takes over my thoughts and actions. Everything I do is subject to this pain. I must slow down. I am forced to not be … Continue reading
As a young child, I owned a Bible – Good News for Modern Man. My Bible became quite tattered from use and it followed me into adulthood. I remember keeping the Bible in my bedside table (like they do in … Continue reading
I’ve been through many stages when it comes to my feelings on the church. Growing up in a religious family, we attended church every Sunday. It got to the point where I knew when to stand, when to sit and … Continue reading
Many years ago my brother explained that he regularly tithed, donating a large amount of his money to the charity of his choice. He didn’t have the time to investigate worthy causes and asked me to distribute his money for … Continue reading
My son asked, “Mommy, can I watch a movie?” I replied, “Yes, in ten minutes.” His response started out as mild whining and then escalated into a full temper tantrum because he had to wait ten whole minutes. These 10 minutes … Continue reading