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Compassion

Compassion

(Photo credit goes to Pixabay.com user Olzheim.) "Indeed He was ill and almost dead. But God helped him and me too, so that I would not have more sadness." --Philippians 2:27 Compassion is the word that comes to mind as I meditate on the above verse. Jesus cares. He cares about our sadness. He takes [...]

Rest

Rest

Image by Martin Winkler from Pixabay I've never understood the need for rest more than I do now on my current path. My days are so cram packed with things that need tending to. I've been bogged down by assignments, deadlines and an abundance of stress. My mind is all over the place. College has [...]

Estranged

Estranged

Image by Dariusz Sankowski from Pixabay Here I sit again  Not wanting to join in  Scrolling through posts  Words from good hosts  Intentions of comfort, peace and encouragement  But I'm too weary to read  Ignoring their good deeds Convinced their words won't bring me peace  Fraught with disbelief  Could anything life-giving happen to me?  Awash [...]

Advocate

Advocate

Back in October the local Anglican church had roofers come in and put new shingles on this heritage building. It's the oldest church here in our city. Isn't it a charming little church? Recently my thoughts gravitated towards that new roof and how sometimes life can let in a lot of rain. This is when [...]

Untangled

Untangled

Image by Pexels from Pixabay So tell me, is there any Disney character you can relate to? Rapunzel is my gal. If you haven't seen Disney's Tangled let me give you a short recap. Rapunzel has been locked away in a tower for much of her life. She waits and waits to be released from [...]

Angels At Our Side

Angels At Our Side

November 11, 2022 It's 9:51 Friday morning. I have a final exam today for the 2 week Introduction to Computers that's part of the whole of my ECE course. The last 3 weeks have been tiring, stressful and challenging. However, I've had more than one helping angel on my side. I've needed that help and [...]

More Enjoy-mint: P2

More Enjoy-mint: P2

So far it's been another stressful week!!!!! 😃 I'll spare you the details. It's time for tea!  This time I was well prepared to professionally perform tea perfection. I heated both pots as the instructions advised. Since there was no advice as to the method to do so, I chose the 'pour hot water into [...]

I Can Do Anything  

I Can Do Anything  

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Without anything to back up the title of this post, you may assume that I'm a noticeably confident and proud individual who sees herself as strong and able. I can assure you that if you'd seen me this week this is not the impression, I would have given you. [...]

Orientation

Orientation

Yesterday I had my first orientation for the Early Childhood Education Certificate program which I'll be starting on Monday!  After being told that it was cancelled, due to technical difficulties, I received an email about the orientation. 🤔 Does this mean that the orientation is on again, I thought to myself with only 20 minutes [...]