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Sunday, June 9, 2024

Sunday morning breakfast prayer

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Thank you,  Creator, for the simplicity of my breakfast, the Symphony of birdsong  and the beauty of this day. +Amen
Thursday, June 6, 2024

Four hundred and twenty-one

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Angel butterflies on the sashes worn by volunteers at today's  Homeless Memorial Service At the Homeless Memorial Service organized by t...
Saturday, June 1, 2024

Taking a wee break

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It's time for a little vacation, so Simple Moodlings might not appear in your inbox for the next few weeks (not that it's been very ...
Monday, May 27, 2024

Monday music appreciation #32: That saxophone

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Sometimes I come home from my ushering shift at the Winspear Centre for Music with a new piece of music I have to hear a second time... and ...
Sunday, May 26, 2024

Sunday reflection: a conversation with the Trinity

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A triple daffodil? Okay,  You Three, what do you want from me? Creator, help me to see. Beloved child,  you know that I am with you in all t...
Friday, May 24, 2024

An update on homelessness

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I've been really disheartened lately, and I'm not the only one. Here's why. Since encampments for the homeless have been eradica...
Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Exchanging dandelions for clover

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This year's tulips Some years ago, I was told that dandelions are essential plants that help pollinators survive early in the spring, an...
Tuesday, May 21, 2024

Breathe in us, Holy Spirit

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Because I'm in the thick of garden work these days, I didn't get to my computer yesterday to post something for Monday Music Appreci...
Monday, May 13, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #31: A catchy dance tune

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This week's music appreciation is actually a video from 2021's remake of West Side Story , a movie I completely missed (thanks, covi...
Sunday, May 12, 2024

A Mother's Day Prayer

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Creator, thank you for the many gifts and blessings you have given. We praise you for the beauty  of the universe, and this planet which hol...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Happy May!

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May is my favourite month of the year. It's always been special for me because of Mother's Day and my birthday, but those fade into ...
Monday, May 6, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #30: The Unfinished Symphony

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After getting my first university degree, I took a gap year to travel with an international, educational and cultural group of young people ...
Monday, April 22, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #29: A song for Earth Day

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Happy Earth Day! (Even though every day needs to be Earth Day...) We're having a lot of dry and very windy days here, with no rain forec...
Sunday, April 21, 2024

Sunday Reflection: See what love!

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Today's reflection is brought to you by 1 John 3: 1-2. Sometimes, I open my eyes and see what love you,  Creator, have given to me. Trul...
Thursday, April 18, 2024

Planning, planting, and growing time

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April 17th snow This is what I woke up to yesterday morning. It made me laugh. Of course, the snow didn't last.  Spring is here, I keep ...
Monday, April 15, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #28 -- That organ!

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The Davis Concert Organ at the Winspear Centre for Music where I work is an amazing masterpiece in itself. But when you get someone who can...
Monday, April 1, 2024

Monday Music Appreciation #27: My Sweet Lord

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This one is for Francis, who came to the Community of Emmanuel yesterday for Easter Sunday Service, and who, after the service, insisted tha...
Sunday, March 31, 2024

Sunday Reflection: Today's words for the Community of Emmanuel

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  Easter falls on the 5th Sunday of the month, which meant it was my turn to offer the reflection for my inner-city friends so that Pastor Q...
Saturday, March 30, 2024

Tomorrow's not just Easter Sunday

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Tomorrow is more than Easter Sunday. It's also Transgender Visibility Day, a day to celebrate the Transgender people among us. And this ...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Good Friday 2024

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As I mentioned in yesterday's post, this is a busy week for me. And the two things shared below are a big part of that busyness. I highl...