A Song Not Scored For Breathing

I've tried to start this post several times today and am having trouble finding the words. Today is my one year anniversary of being re...

One of my favourite authors is Jean Vanier. I was pleased to receive his new book, Befriending The Stranger this Christmas. Here is an e...

My world is a richer one this Christmas because of you. Yes, you . Thank you for your input into my life and for being such an encouragemen...

Sometimes after a session with Father Charlie I feel like it's just the same crap different pile. It feels like I've been visiting ...

I'm feeling raw and vulnerable today. Yesterday's session with Father Charlie was full of pain, fear and tears. Tears coursed down...

Sunday mornings one of the local radio stations plays songs from their Country Classic Collection . This morning I listened to Charlie Rich...

This comimg Monday I have an appointment with Father Charlie, who has gone from being my spiritual director to my counselor. Two weeks ago ...

A few weeks ago we stopped at this mall , which was once dubbed the largest mall in the world. There is only one store I absolutely have to...

I read this post by CHB last night and returned to it this morning because it struck a chord with me. I thought of many of you who comment ...

My husband was raised in a religious tradition that kept their distance from all things worldly. In a remote farming community with no radi...

I've been keeping a journal for many years now. Yesterday I was reading over my journal for the past year and came upon an entry that I...

There is a standing joke in my parents' home - I am always greeted with a chuckle when I make a birthday or anniversary phone call a day...

from Bobbie 7 Things To Do Before I Die: 1. Publish a book 2. Hold a grandchild in my arms 3. Learn to play a dulcimer(thanks poor mad pe...

In the spirit of play that Father Charlie is always encouraging me to discover, have fun making your very own snow flake. The scissors are...

We're going away for a few days - only daughter is in a production at the little theatre school she is attending. We are thrilled to go...

A dear friend, Owen is back with his blog about his journey from being a Prostestant Pastor to becoming a person of the Roman Catholic fait...

It's been 16 years since all of my siblings and I and our families have been together. The summer we moved from southern Saskatchewan t...

I went on an Advent retreat today - a time set apart to learn and grow, a time of solitude to hear God speak to my heart. A blessed time of ...

My mom has been diagnosed with congestive heart failure. The doctor sent her straight from his office to the hospital yesterday and within ...

This is the best quote I have read in a while: " It is striking how the Scriptures come alive depending upon how much I need them. I a...