Monthly Archives: January 2015

Today is Let’s Talk day. This is a campaign sponsored by Bell to encourage people to talk about Mental Illness. The goal to get people talking so that those with mental illness will feel supported and that by getting it … Continue reading →

There is an old gospel song with the line, “I love to tell the story”, repeated frequently in the refrain. Today is the 70th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Some 1.1 million people, mostly Jews, were killed there between … Continue reading →

January 24th marks the 50th anniversary of Winston Churchill’s death. When I think of Churchill I think of a bulldog! I was not quite 10 when he died so my knowledge of him is all from reading or the remembering … Continue reading →

I am taking a refresher course on hospital visitation. It is being offered at our local hospital by our Chaplain Toni and members of the Hospital Chaplaincy Committee. It is excellent as it reminds us of some of the tools … Continue reading →

In The Hobbit , Gandalf says, “Some believe it is only a Greater Power that can hold evil in check. But that is not what I have found. I have found that it is the small everyday deeds of ordinary … Continue reading →

Yesterday, Monday, my day off, I spent time sorting through old files and purging my filing cabinet. It’s kind of a new year process to get things in order for the year ahead. In one of the files I came … Continue reading →

There is a song I remember, it starts with, “Friends, let us each other, love is the gift God gives”. I am humming that song tonight because I have had a week filled with friends. This has included a coffee … Continue reading →

If you are a Facebook follower you know that Thursday is the day people post old photos – throwbacks – to take us back to days gone by. They are often funny – the hairstyles, the clothing, the goofy looks … Continue reading →

The tragic news from France continues to unfold. More violence. More death. Here in Bracebridge the snow continues to fall. It is beautiful. It slows us down. Leaving the building inevitably means brushing off the car. At intersections it means … Continue reading →

Who knew cartoons could cause such tragic violence? The implications of the murdering rampage that took place yesterday in France is staggering. Extremists burst into an office and murdered employees of the Charlie Hebdo magazine and then, on the street, … Continue reading →