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The Goal

Monday, February 15th, 2010

Most of us are always aiming for something. We set goals, develop strategies or manage resources. The objective frequently remains out of reach and we find inspiration in the idea of holding on to our dreams. Sometimes they're dreams but more often than not we hold on to things that ...

Be My Valentine

Saturday, February 13th, 2010

I remember nearly tripping over my feet as I hurried to school. I clutched my school bag tightly, ensuring the valuable contents didn’t get lost, thinking somehow that they could get out of the zippered pouch and be gone before I got to school.   When I entered the classroom, there, lined ...

GIVE UP OR GAIN?

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

LENT is just around the corner. No, it’s not the fuzzy stuff on your clothes. That’s LINT.    Lent is a pivotal time in the Christian calendar. General it is viewed as a forty day period that reminds us of the forty days when Jesus was tempted in the wilderness by the ...

Theology from a Dog

Friday, January 30th, 2009

I want you to meet Copper. He's a 30 pound cocker spanial / shihtzu mix. Copper has been a member of our family since he was born on March 12, 2004.   Copper is an awesome guy. He loves everyone who shows up at the door. Meeting people for the first time ...

Sticky Fingers

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Anyone who has had small children or cared for small children, knows the challenge of sticky fingers. The child's hands have been who-knows-where and it's at that precise moment, when all the gunk and gook is mixed together that they feel a need to grap your pants leg and tug ...

EASTER MORNING

Thursday, March 27th, 2008

  Many of you have had the experience of standing at the bus stop, train station or the airline terminal sending your child off for that school trip or launching them into the scary world of university campuses. Just as they were about to board you called after them with the ...