PRAYER At this time of the year, when days are still short and temperatures discouraging for outdoor pursuits, it is good to relax in a favourite chair and...
Author - Andrea Kidd
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YES, MR. FRODO! THERE IS GOOD IN THE WORLD Wheeling the shopping cart out of the store and loading groceries into the trunk of my car, I wondered, “Why is my...
359 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS Christmas pops up once a year, a perennially annual event. Are you glad it only comes once a year? Or do you wish we celebrated...
ANGELS “An angel was in my truck that morning,” said Joe. We waited in silence to hear if Joe was going to explain. People don’t talk about angels very much...
Bag It! In 2019 the Government of Canada announced that single use plastics will be banned by the end of 2021. That’s only two months away! Starting January...
The Willow Tree I think a parable is like a window; it helps me see out and recognize something that has been blocked from my view. Sometimes a parable is a...
ROCK, WATER, SPIRIT “Look! You can see Neptune!” exclaimed Travis. “Where? Let me look!” Travis moved aside and let Natalie peer into the eyepiece. “What’s it...
Gentle with Nanny “Gentle with Nanny’s plant!” said my daughter gently to my little granddaughter, “It’s alive! It wants to live.” “Never mind,” I said as a...
Meek as a Mouse As meek as a mouse! Where did that saying come from? Mice are not meek! A mouse will fight for its life! It might be small, but it is not weak...
Ilse Ilse sat quietly gazing out of the window on to Main Street, waiting for the girl to bring her chicken with mashed potatoes. “Is there anything else you...
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