Friends I Visit

Rice Dyed Eggs ...and more - Eggs are a symbol of the resurrection, and have been an Easter tradition for centuries. From beautifully painted works of art to simple dyed eggs, they ...

Hope Beyond Our Sorrows in Conversation - For some of my previous books, I’ve been interviewed in print—with questions sent to me in advance and the opportunity to write out my answers and send the...

Thrifting in Dawson City - It has been over a year since I’ve written in this space! Did you miss me? I did have a few thrift adventures this summer that I thought I’d share with you...

Farewell to For Everything a Season - I don't know if it's a sign of my age or why it is that I feel like every other day the weekend is here again! The thing is, I love weekends but they nev...

MoM 100: A final post - I like telling stories. And I like trains. So when organizers of the “Memories of Migration: Russlaender 100 Tour” asked if I would join the cross-countr...

A year! - Wow, it’s been almost a year since my last entry. I guess I just ddnt have much to say. When life is boring what is there to blog about? I mean, who wants ...

NOTICE: Mennonite Church British Columbia (MCBC) Annual General Meeting Saturday, February 29, 2020 - MCBC Annual Meeting is on Saturday, February 29th from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm (with sign-in at 8:30 am) and includes lunch. The theme for our Annual Meeting a...

Not quite a quilt, but more than a blanket - I'm in the process of putting together three comforters measuring about 60 by 80 inches to donate to Mennonite Central Committee this month. This relief a...

Women Walking in Faith - August 2019 - Igniting flames of hope in the midst of ending - *"On June 30, at our annual general meeting in Abbotsford, B.C., Mennonite Women Canada elected to dissolve our nationwide ministry for the purpose of rele...

Without Sadness - For some reason I am feeling sad the past few weeks. . . it is actually kind of silly since there are SO many good things going on in the lives of my kid...

Our Jeepney Life - Of the many unique wonders in the Philippines, the Jeepney is easily at the top of the list. Originally created from military jeeps lefts behind by Americ...

The Covenant of Disagreement - In the past, the Church could hardly imagine placing 'covenant' and 'disagreement' into a shared concept. Disagreement represented the opposite of covenant...

Corn - We had corn on the cob for dinner the other night. After finishing his cob of corn, Joel pips up that we should make sure we save the cobs. We question Joe...

No More Tears - Tony has invested in a pair of Onion Goggles... yup you heard right: Onion Goggles. No more tears over the cutting board.

{Family} - Here is another family I love and was honored to photograph! Over the past couple of years, they were going through a journey of adoption and last year in ...

moving to the country... - We bought a farm. Seriously. For as long as I can remember, I have wanted to live on a farm. But not be a farmer. To live on a beautiful plot of land, w...

Johnston Heights Past and Present Dinner - It’s been a long time since I’ve been in high school. Actually, my ten year reunion is coming up this … Continue reading →

'Patience for Patients' by Jordan Neufeld - This is long overdue but here's another post I've been wanting to do for a while. I am embarking on a new project surrounding medicinal marijuana users and...

Been a longtime.... - A friend of mine just created a blog of her own which got me thinking about my own. Time sure flys, I had no idea that the last time I blogged was 2008. Li...

- Here are a few paragraphs from the first chapter of my book...the new working totle is "yes, they are fake...the real ones tried to kill me! Chapter One ...

Failure? - Some days I feel like such a complete failure! Why is that? Deep down I know that there is a God who loves me deeply and even gave up His son's life for me...

you are here - Before Christmas, Grant applied to various PhD programs in North America. Restlessness had me itching to pack up and embark on another adventure together....

The Bitch–No…The Butch is Back! - I’m back, melonfarmers! I was away from the kitchen and the internet pretty hardcore for about three weeks as I finished rehearsals and then began performa...

Finding Pastors in Your Backyard - Finding a good fit in a pastor is not an easy thing. Meeting a congregation’s present reality and the hopes for the future is a daunting task for a search...

Girls Day Out Cupcake Class - *Here are a few pics of the lovely ladies that made it a girls day out doing the cupcake class.*

Welcome Riley!! - I am not sure if anyone checks this any more. I think people mostly look on Facebook to see what is going on in other people's lives, but I thought I would...

Missionary Training and Equipping (MTE) - HELLO folks, It's the end of summer - school is just around the corner... and a number of us are beginning new chapters! We are praying for all who transit...

“você não precisava fazer isso” - beirut edition beirut, lebanon beirut (Arabic: بيروت‎, Bayrūt) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007....

Hints of Fall - Yeeeeehaa! This morning I woke up and it was cold! Since we sleep with our bedroom window open, I had a pretty darn good excuse to cuddle with the hubbie. ...

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