Farming was never on my bucket list, not when I was child, not when I was a young wife, and not when a second marriage set me down on a small acreage on Vancouver Island, with no prior knowledge of agricultural pursuits. However, sheep have no use for bucket lists. When a pregnant ewe...
Relaxing my skepticism John Robbins came to Kelowna last Thursday. He filled the Kelowna Community Theatre with his message of hope. A lot of us went home feeling a little taller, a little more peaceful. In spite of his being the author of seven best sellers, Robbins is probably the most modest guru I’ve...
It was deep winter 1995 the night the truck broke down on a dark and lonely mountain pass. The temperature was low enough to freeze uncovered skin. In the back of our 1967 Ford one-ton were two Belted Galloway cows and four Shetland sheep. We were driving without stop to transport these animals from...
It was the university years that set me on the path of writing in the margins of books and highlighting passages. At the time, it was a matter of expediency. Taking notes would have required hours of writing. Instead, I prepared for exams by reading highlighted sections and margin notes. The habit continued into...
Since nearly sixty million people have viewed this video, I figure I must be one of the last to discover it. With Sick Puppies singing “All the Same” to accompany the video, we watch Juan Mann holding a bit sign “Free Hugs”. At first no one responds. Some smile and keep walking. Others ignore...
You’d think I’d learn, particularly since the lesson has pounded me on the head repeatedly. There’s even a “law” that covers it. The basic premise of the law of attraction is that what you focus on materializes in your life, though perhaps in a different form than you anticipated. I’ve been contemplating what part...
Single mothers were rare among my circle of friends in Twin Falls, Idaho, but I was lucky. I got the best. Mother was a good teacher. Here are four of her lessons. 1. Decisions have consequences, for which I alone am responsible. I hit the “terrible twos” at the age of three. Until then...
Losing a wallet is a full-time job until everything is canceled and replaced. So when Carole said she had lost her wallet in downtown Vancouver, B.C., we all gasped. Carole and husband Wayne were on a weekend getaway from their home in Kelowna. They were on their way to a family dinner when Carole...
It’s the love in his eyes and voice that bring a lump to my throat when I look at his online photograph or listen to the video below. Brother David Steindl-Rast is a Benedictine monk with a knack for making time-worn concepts seem fresh and new. Theologian Henri Nouwen describes him this way on...
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