1965…It Was A Very Good Year
Doris Day is known best for singing Que Sera Sera, the three-verse song that takes the listener through the life of a little girl—from childhood, through young adulthood and falling in love, to parenthood. In each verse the girl asks, “What will I be?” or “What lies ahead?” The chorus repeats the answer: “Que Sera, Sera: Whatever will be, will be: The future’s not ours to see: Que Sera, Sera: What will be, will be.” Originally considered a silly song by Doris, she turned it...
Read MoreFor Unto Us a Child is Born
With Christmas just a few days away, my mind is full of things I’ve read, watched and listened to over the past weeks. Cantatas, Christmas music and Scripture readings have been a wonderful reminder of Whose birth we celebrate at this time of the year. In The Applause of Heaven, Max Lucado shares a story: A small cathedral outside of Bethlehem marks the supposed birthplace of Jesus. Behind a high altar in the church is a cave, a little cavern lit by silver lamps. You can enter the main...
Read MoreNever Say Never
Have you ever had a this-is-a-first-time-I’ve-done-this moment? When Doug and I moved to Lindsay over seven years ago, we found ourselves saying, “This is the first time we’ve done this,” and we’d smile! It got to be an anticipated event and it lasted well over four years. Back then, we discovered that in relocating from a large city to a small town, there were dozens of things that we had never experienced. Like walking to downtown in twenty minutes or less. Going to the gym...
Read MoreLest We Forget
During one of my Writing Our Yesterdays workshops earlier this month, I encouraged some new friends to begin the adventure of recording their memoirs. Although some were strangers to me and to each other, we shared a common interest: a desire to delve into the past. As I expected, there were moments when apprehension filtered throughout the room as each person dared to record moments that had been lost in time and had become a fleeting memory. Thus, it was important for me to motivate and...
Read MoreBeauty Is As Beauty Does
Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not (Ralph Waldo Emerson, Essay XII Art). In a world where beauty appears to be shallow, external and almost worshipped, I believe Mr. Emerson’s reminder is right on point: if we can’t find our inner beauty, we’ll never find beauty elsewhere. Next week a friend and I will embark on our second year of leading a women’s Bible study. Our topic this year is Developing a passion for knowing God...
Read MoreWhat If…
Just a week ago I spent three great days at Write Canada, a conference for writers who are Christian. Approximately 200 of us not only reacquainted ourselves with those whom we see only once a year but unabashedly soaked up the energy and expertise of those skilled in the world of writing. One workshop introduced me to the concept of what if in fiction writing. Although not new, it was new to me. What made it even more exciting was to hear it so easily used by one of our plenary speakers, Ted...
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