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Friday, February 27, 2015

The long walk

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When Helena was admitted to hospital on February 7th, it soon became clear that she was not in good shape. Her heart wasn't doing well, ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Is God calling you to a simpler life this Lent?

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The following is a little reflection I offered at church on Sunday for a small group of people. Perhaps it carries some suggestions that my ...
Thursday, February 19, 2015

A song for Helena

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On Sunday afternoon, our L'Arche community leader started to sing a little song to Helena, and it has stayed with me ever since. I made ...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Walking with Helena

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Much of my moodling these days is taking place at Helena's bedside. As much as we all want her to recover from her pneumonia, her 84-yea...
Sunday, February 15, 2015

A happy tune for a Sunday

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My dear friend Charleen still forwards me the best emails. Here's a video that she sent me last week (made by a man named Isaac, who is ...
Friday, February 13, 2015

What a little yarn can do...

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Shadow has found himself a sunbeam, and I'm doing laundry this morning, and finishing a project. For Christmas, I got my honey some 10 ...
Wednesday, February 11, 2015

The healing power of community

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Helena*, the oldest member of our L'Arche community, suddenly took sick last week. Unfortunately, her common cold became pneumonia in a ...
Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Six wrongs don't make a right

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It seems Canada's Supreme Court has been listening to many stories of pain, but has somehow missed the point. Vulnerability scares pe...
Sunday, February 8, 2015

Praying with song and silence

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Taizé Prayer will be held at Hope Lutheran Church (5104 106 Avenue) tonight at 7 p.m. We really enjoyed our prayer there last year because ...
Thursday, February 5, 2015

Simple Suggestion #226... Craft wisely

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These little handmade cotton dishcloths are my favourite ones, better than any storebought ones I've found. They were crafted by my co...
Tuesday, February 3, 2015

A midwinter summer's day

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What to do when it's -20, there's a biting wind, and it's a day off school? Find somewhere warm to hang out, of course. So Jul...
Sunday, February 1, 2015

Operaaaahhhhhhhh

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Last night, my eldest daughter and I went to see The Magic Flute , a beautiful production of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's famous work mount...
Friday, January 30, 2015

Simple Suggestion # 225... Avoid "stuffocation"...

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I wish I could take credit for inventing the term, "stuffocation," but I can't. A fellow named James Wallman seems to have com...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

From conflict to grace

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It's been a very interesting week for moodling. Not that I've done much here, online, but I've been doing a lot while dog-walkin...
Sunday, January 25, 2015

For our good, and the good of all creation

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It drives me crazy, how we human beings have separated ourselves and the things we have created from God's creation. I've been thin...
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Becoming a writer

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I think it was Malcolm Gladwell who paraphrased some scientific research and suggested that if a person wanted to be an expert at somethi...
Sunday, January 18, 2015

Trusting the Holy Spirit

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My main work this week (and odd days before that) has been preparing for our Taizé Prayer in 2015, and in particular, for tonight’s pra...
Thursday, January 15, 2015

Simple Suggestion #224... Listen

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Looking back through these simple suggestions, I've decided that my favourite ones have the shortest titles and need the least explanati...
Tuesday, January 13, 2015

A wintry walk

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On Sunday, Lee and I took a lovely stroll around what we call the "Emily Murphy loop," though others might call it the "River...
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