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Wednesday, December 25, 2019

May you find a little bit of Heaven this Christmas

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It's that time of year again, the season when we remember that God IS with us. Somehow Christmas, in these darkest days of the year, o...
Saturday, December 14, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: Wearing God's glasses on the Third Sunday of Advent

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Isaiah 35: 1-6a, 10. O God, the prophet Isaiah explains that your Master Plan for our eart...
Friday, December 13, 2019

Not a Christmas gift for bees (or anyone else)...

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If you're looking for a Christmas gift for a bee lover, please don't buy one of these! I was given one for my birthday two sprin...
Wednesday, December 4, 2019

What to do on December 9th?

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I'm in a bit of a dilemma. There are two really special things happening on the evening of December 9th. One is a premiere showing of ...
Saturday, November 30, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: The value of labour on the First Sunday of Advent

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Romans 13: 11-14. You call us now, O God, to wake up. Too much time has already passed s...

CANCELLED -- "A Sacred & Simple Christmas" Workshop

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I can't stop sneezing, my nose keeps dripping unexpectedly, and my voice is only about half-strength (and about an octave lower th...
Sunday, November 24, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday Reflection: What the Ruler of the Universe wants for Christmas

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Colossians 1:15-17. You,  O Christ, are God, and you reveal God to us in all ...
Friday, November 22, 2019

A "Sacred & Simple Christmas" workshop

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If you're in the Edmonton area, you're invited to spend Buy Nothing Saturday afternoon (November 30th) to give some thought to more ...
Thursday, November 21, 2019

Icing-sugared trees

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On Tuesday evening, we had a lovely gentle snowfall of rather wet snow that stuck to the trees, not quite like hoarfrost, but pretty all the...
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday reflection: Calling for what the world needs

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Today's reflection is brought to you by  Malachi 4:1-2 and Luke 21: 9-19. Oh God, climate change is coming, already burning like an...
Friday, November 15, 2019

Something gorgeous for a Friday

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This woman, Antoinette, speaks like an artist and a poet from where she lives in the Karoo in South Africa. I love her language (Afrikaans) ...
Saturday, November 9, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday reflection: A wake-up call

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Psalm 17:1,5,6,8,15. Hear me when I cry to you, O God, out of my deep love for all that...
Friday, November 8, 2019

The Ridge Key Phoenix

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One year ago today, my friend, Allie, lost her home and business to the Camp Fire at Paradise, California. Allie is a force for positivity a...
Wednesday, November 6, 2019

Awesome eagles, spawning salmon, and lazy sea lions

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This past weekend was a somewhat significant birthday for my husband, who decided that since he'd never done anything really interesting...
Friday, November 1, 2019

Come to a smashing event

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Last year, the folks at Compost 'S cool were brainstorming about events to involve Edmontonians in more composting. One brilliant m...
Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Talent

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Seems to me that kids today possess more talent than my friends and I had at the same age. Or maybe because they've been raised in a wor...
Sunday, October 27, 2019

Laudato Si Sunday reflection: Realities vs. ideas

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Today's reflection is brought to you by Sirach 35: 15-17, 20-22, 26. You, O God, are the just one. We are all your favourites. ...
Friday, October 25, 2019

A glass half-full and getting fuller

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October 21-27 is an important week! Last week, I finished a Master Composter/Recycler "refresher course." It was well worth th...
Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Ralph

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When you become friends with an 88-year-old neighbour, it's probably wise to tell your heart that the friendship won't last as lon...
Monday, September 16, 2019

Declaring myself

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I just realized that it's been two weeks since my last moodling. Not that I haven't been doing plenty of it in other places while I...