Christmas in February

This last Christmas, I was very disenchanted with the extreme commercialism that has enveloped the holiday season. Between that and my focus on de-cluttering my house, I had no desire to receive more “stuff”!  I wanted to get back to what was most important, spending time with family and helping those less fortunate then us. I asked my family if …

Sunset

Flying home today,  I looked out the window just in time to see the sunset. It was beautiful seeing it set as we cruised above a thick layer of white clouds, reflecting yellow, oranges, pinks and purples, turning the clouds into sweet cotton candy. I realized that I want to be soaring when I see the sunset on my life. …

Superheroes

This month is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – with a big gold ribbon. I’m not sure I get the whole ribbon thing these days. These tiny two dimensional ribbons pasted on everything and no one can keep track of which ribbon colour is for what thing except pink – everyone knows that is breast cancer awareness but how does a …

I am grateful for cherry tomatoes!

I went out to my little veggie patch this evening to pick the beautiful yellow, orange and red cherry tomatoes that are completely covering my veggie patch. I am so grateful for them this year. I absolutely love cherry tomatoes. It’s the one veggie I just have to have in my garden. I have grown them every year for about …

Love, Wisdom and Insight

What if you knew God had a special purpose for you?​​God intended to create you, specifically you, your unique combinations of frailties and strength. He lovingly made you to come forth at a specific time for a specific purpose. He needed your talents, your uniqueness to love and inspire those around you. He thought about your time in history, in …