We drove to have a socially distant picnic dinner with my parents and siblings yesterday. That was a joy! The visit was at Mapleview Agri – the farm of my sister and her husband.  There the ten of us sat, on the front lawn, surrounded by an abundance of green; deciduous trees, coniferous trees, corn stalks in the field, tall grasses,...

Sometimes we just don’t know what to think anymore, Lord.

We’re now into the fourth month of this COVID-19 crisis and we seem to be rather used to it now -- almost to the point of it becoming the new normal. It’s so good that summer is here; because if we were just going into winter—a season of darkness, and starkness...

Happy Canada Day!  What a privilege to find our home here in Canada.  Today, we reflect on this land that has been home to many for generations and together we pray, as we sing our national anthem, “ God keep our land, glorious and free .”

As our flag beautifully waves, red and white, from many a house and place of...

My ‘bubble’ has expanded to ten people and my granddaughter is in the bubble. 

I have watched this little girl grow, from a distance. I recognize that visits, even from a distance, are more than some people have experienced with loved ones.  I have been fortunate.  For months I have longed to hold her in my arms, toss...

Mosquito attire is not something I have ever worn.  Yesterday, as we drove along a gravel road north of the city of Toronto, we saw people walking, covered from torso to the top of their heads with attire which was manufactured from netting. This was their protective covering from the annoying elements – bugs!

Seeing this attire, it...

Outdoor patios are beginning to open at different paces, and places, across Canada.  At many of these places table waiters will be quick to notice if the cup is soon going to reveal its bottom. At this point they will often ask if you would like another, or a refill.  Many times, I have heard coffee drinkers say, “fill it...

I awoke, in the middle of the night, with the words ‘come aside’ etched quickly into my mind.  This image of ‘come aside’ speaks of recent days.  We all know that if anyone arrives at a hospital or medical facility and they have any Covid19 symptoms they are immediately taken ‘aside’ – away...

June has usually been the month for celebrations! Weddings, Graduations, the finishing of another school year. Then looking to the onset of summer holidays, summer camps; the closing of certain programs – in order for a much needed break! Life, at a slower pace…Time to relax a little … to enjoy the sunshine, the beach, time...

Gloves on or gloves off? Yesterday, as I sat in my car disinfecting my hands, following pumping gas, I noticed that another person at a pump had one blue glove on and texted ungloved with the other (hmm…), and another person had clear gloves worn on both hands. It’s amazing how life has made us so much more aware of our hands, what...