What am I praying for now that will have an impact 100 years from now? That question was posed during a recent tour of the Leadership Studio at Muskoka Woods. Having worked there for 17 years, I knew the story of Mrs. Lawrason, but had never made it personal. The example Mrs. Lawrason set isContinue reading “Impact 100 Years from NOW”
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Yelling at the TV!
Have you ever found yourself yelling at the TV? Perhaps during a sporting event at the umpire or ref or a player, political debate, or a mystery movie when a character is about to go the absolute WRONG way? In many movies people are warned not to do things, but in our foolishness we goContinue reading “Yelling at the TV!”
Rate times Time equals Distance
Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Oswald Chambers In school, mathematics was never my favorite subject; however, one formula I remember is R x T = D (Rate x Time x Distance). The pace that we sustain and the time we investContinue reading “Rate times Time equals Distance”
Metric or NOT?
We measure things like length, width, height, mass, volume and temperature in units. There are two general systems, metric and imperial. I grew up in a time when I went through high school entirely using imperial. My brother a year behind me used half imperial and half metric. The brother a year behind him wasContinue reading “Metric or NOT?”
How Gullible Are We?
A freshman at Eagle Rock Junior High won first prize at the Greater Idaho Falls Science Fair. In her project she urged people to sign a petition demanding strict control or total elimination of the chemical “dihydrogen monoxide.” And for plenty of good reasons, since: 1. It can cause excessive sweating and vomiting. 2. ItContinue reading “How Gullible Are We?”
Road RANT!!
Those of you who took proper driver’s ed in high school, need to start acting like it. If everyone else has no idea how to drive, here are some thoughts for you. I am one of those people who is driven near to crazy by other people’s driving habits. No doubt I bother other peopleContinue reading “Road RANT!!”
Zip Zip Shalopski
Our family plays a car game called Zip Zip Shalopski. The origin is somewhere back in my wife’s family story. The essence is to seek and find horses and call them out on any road trip. The first person to see them and call out, gets the points. Zips are any horse but a whiteContinue reading “Zip Zip Shalopski”
Agree to Disagree
We used to be able to say that we’ll agree to disagree. I’ll keep my view and you’ll keep yours. You won’t change my mind and I won’t change yours. Sometimes its opinion, sometimes it’s a different view of the facts. Unfortunately, that doesn’t happen any more. Almost never! Too often there is their versionContinue reading “Agree to Disagree”
The Psalm Project
In our small group at church, we had a church wide study for five weeks. After that, we tried a new idea where each member of the group participates in leading a study based on their favourite Psalm. Each person picks their favourite Psalm and shares it with the group. We called it “The PsalmContinue reading “The Psalm Project”
Betty’s Charm Bracelet
Today is my birth mom’s birthday. She went by Betty. She would have been 87 today. I wish I got to meet her. This charm bracelet was given to me by my sister Jill when she came to visit in October 2021. It belonged to our mom. Each charm tells a story, especially (for me)Continue reading “Betty’s Charm Bracelet”