Nikki and Julie pooled their Christmas money (gifts from Memere & Pepere) and decided to get a computer game. They wanted Sims, 'cause they'd played it at their cousins' house and liked it. It seemed like an interesting idea - they get to build houses, create...

Christmas has come and gone. Another year has arrived. It was a fairly quiet holiday. Lots of family stuff. Brad and Sue and the kids were around all week and Dwight and Lorna and the boys were here for part of it. We spent a few nights in a hotel, which gave the kids...

MAN is it cold outside! Minus 41 with the windchill! Why on earth did any human beings choose to settle in this place? At least I have an excuse - I was born here and thus it is harder to uproot myself. But long ago, some poor, weary settlers decided that this was...

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to...

I'm trying to de-clutter. Every once in awhile, I start to get claustrophobic with all the clutter in my life. It's become an annual tradition to go through the toys just before Christmas and get rid of a bunch before bringing in any new ones. This year I've gone...

The God of my understandingLikes to hang out in a good bookstore with meHe doesn’t talk much or get in the way when I’m busyHe doesn’t cast a judgmental eye on my book selectionOr roll his eyes when I get the billThe God of my understandingGets up in the middle of the...

Yesterday, as I walked through the skywalks downtown, I came across 2 young girls who put a smile on my face. They were clearly not city girls - probably visiting from some small prairie town. They were so excited to be downtown in the big city. They stood in the...

Two months from now, I’ll walk on African soil. What will it be like? Will the experience be worthy of my expectations? So many childish memories waft over me. Missionary slide shows of heathens and warriors. The great lost world. How can we save them from their...