Recent content by Nancy

The sun! The sun! I had forgotten what a blue sky looked like. I say prayers of gratitude every morning...this has to top the list!

....just the noise and rumble of snow removal equipment here...makes the house shake a little!

Cold here but we didn’t get a storm. In fact…no shovelling today. I walked to the grocery store and the sidewalks were nicer than they have been for a long time. I led worship at two churches and they had their usual numbers out. Then lunch with a friend from childhood days…I call her my forever...

@Mendalla you would love being a Grand Ape! Yesterday, I had a play session with my four year old and one year old grandsons. They are an interesting pair. The four year old loves to work ... snow shoveling, chipping ice. He is learning to cross country ski. And...this is the interesting...

helping myself to tea, shivering, and wondering how it can keep snowing in such cold weather....Thankful for the snow removal service that clears our very long driveway. And thankful for my husband who cleans all the rest of it.

Sounds fun @JayneWonders. Just thought I’d share an interesting observation from my walk yesterday—-A gentleman was driving his electric scooter on our snowy sidewalks. He got stuck! By the time I approached him a driver had stopped to help and another walker who knew the stuck man by name was...

I have fears and guilt but they aren't crippling, and I don't blame my religion for setting a bar. For many, faith also provides comfort.

I believe I am wired for faith. And, if I share my faith, when I share my faith, it is because I want to share something that has been positive in my life. But I don't want to be heavy handed about it. I also feel that God is too great to be narrow minded when it comes to loving all of...

@chansen I respect your views most of the time. From what I can gather, you are an admirable coach. But I do feel that your negative view about all aspects of the United Church in particular, and the Christian faith in general is lopsided. We aren't all in easy chairs, or being judgmental, or...

I lead several churches in worship and they ALL keep the traditional liturgy. Interesting that they mostly ALL don't have young people attending either.

Service clubs seem to be struggling lately too…heavily weighted with the gray-haired folk. Everything I belong too at the moment runs the risk of becoming obsolete soon as the members age. Churches are service-oriented as well as social….nothing wrong with those elements. But there has to be...

End of an era in our steel-making city. 125 years of making steel with a blast furnace and coke came to an end yesterday. Electric arc furnace is now in use and it should become healthier to breathe the air!

Thanks Red….sipping coffee while I stare out at more snow. The accident I told you about earlier reverberates through our community. The 2 year old died as did the driver of the van that hit head on. The mom was pregnant, baby was delivered but will have severe problems due to lack of oxygen...

We had friends over last night for dessert and games. We do this once in awhile. They travel a lot, so we fit it in between their trips. It was her 70th birthday at the end of December, so I made a belated happy birthday cake...chocolate turtle cake...and we sang and celebrated. She gave me...

The two kids in that accident I told you about— they didn’t make it. And the driver that caused it…was drunk.