Year: 2003

My two young granddaughters were fishing, while my friend and I visited on her private pier behind her house. For us, this was just an ordinary visit — we had sat here and watched the sun go down many times … Read more

What an awesome assurance to know that we're hedged behind and before by God's love and protection, when we put our trust in God. However, there are times, instead of marvelling like the psalmist, we tend to resist, wrestle, and … Read more

Two of the previous premiers of the Province of British Columbia have been injured by the decks on their homes. One, politically, by a lapse in judgement concerning whom he chose to build the deck. He neglected to exercise his … Read more

E. M. Bounds' "Complete Works on Prayer" has re-opened my eyes to several truths about prayer. The one required element of prayer which stands out to me the most is "desire". In our daily lives, the things that we want … Read more

Years ago I met a new friend while camping in Newfoundland. Nancy was a dynamo with energy to spare, yet was never pushy or dictatorial. I wondered how she could keep her cool so well. Later I learned her secret: … Read more

My wife and I just stood there and watched, as our son and new daughter-in-law walked through security at the Jacksonville, Florida, airport. The night before, all the planning for the wedding had worked, and it was beautiful. I wished … Read more

Sometimes God teaches His lessons in the most interesting ways. Last year on the first day of spring, I went to the door and discovered spring had forgotten to come. "Br-rrr!" I said, "That's cold," and I put the dog … Read more

Last fall, as the temperatures dipped down into the forties and thirties (Fahrenheit), my garden became history for the year. I began to put the flowerbeds to rest for the winter season. I pruned back the roses, and hilled them … Read more

"Go deep into the medical record," my supervisor often told me. As a collector of oncology data, it was important to go deep into a person's medical history to find the truth. A note written many years ago about … Read more

My husband and I have had the special privilege of being part of a contemporary praise team for the past several months. It all happened quite unexpectedly after we had moved to a new community, at a beach. One Sunday … Read more