God Keep Our Land
O Canada! Our home and native land! True patriot love in all thy sons command. With glowing hearts we see thee rise, The True North strong and free! From far and wide, O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.…
Category Faith
Watering Depression
“Only in the darkness can you see the stars.” ~ Martin Luther King Jr. I don’t know when it started exactly. There wasn’t a specific moment or event that I can recall. The third week in January I remember…
You’re a Good Mama
Credit @Doug88888 “You’re a good mama”. I hear that every so often from seniors at our church. I love them, value their encouragement and it warms my heart, probably because one of my love languages is words of affirmation. “If…
Children Are a Privilege
Chloe reading to us. This morning we had medical appointments to get to. I should have gotten our things ready the night before but I didn’t. {Isn’t that often the case?!?} The morning was a little rushed and hairy. By…
Joy to the World
Photo Credit: Vegar Norman The Lord is Come! That Jesus would come so humble, from unimaginable Glory to such an unexpected lowly place, astounds me. Since becoming a mother almost 7 years ago, I’ve thought more about this ‘baby’ business…
Why Are Family Traditions Important?
Your Family Has Traditions Whether or not you set out to create them, your family has traditions. Some you have intentionally continued on, having had them passed down to you, some you may have purposely started with your family and…
Our Jesse Tree and Advent: Coming
What is a Jesse Tree? A Jesse Tree is a fun way to teach children about the events leading up to the amazing birth of Christ. It can become a visual reminder of how incredible God is, of what…
Happy Thanksgiving Canadians
{Giant Pumpkin at the Fall Fair was almost 1500 pounds! Chloe for some reason was more impressed by the tomato display – which is where she is during this photo.} “Thank God for grace, thank God for mercy. When…
Whatsoever Things Are True – My Life Verse
{My sweet Chloe, 6 yrs, is taking a few art classes this fall. This was her masterpiece from this week. Isn’t it beautiful?} Several years ago I read a book called Loving God with All Your Mind by Elizabeth George…
What’s Essential?
Photo by Plakboek It’s time to head to head out to church on Wednesday night. My tire is flat. Right, I knew that. It’s a slow leak that I forgot to have fixed. Boo! So I pull out the air…