Reading Time: 2 minutes The night is full of sounds as we relax on the porch of a rectory in Georgetown, Guyana. Crickets chirp, car horns honk, donkeys bray, horses clip-clop and dogs bark. The rooster who struts during the day is quiet, but he will begin his unwelcome wake-up call about 3 a.m. A phone call disturbs our […] Read more
REFLECTIONS – for Feb. 8, 2010
Heaven Helps Them
Reading Time: 3 minutes I was raised by a collection of adopted uncles and grandfathers down near Larkspur, on a drumlin farm in Persephone Township. My mother, who was a single mom and busy trying to make a career to support her kids, often handed me into the care of the farmers of the Seventh Line for weeks at […] Read more
How do we prepare our kids for an uncertain future?
Reading Time: 4 minutes The good news is that although the world has changed dramatically, and will continue to change, the skills that enable young people to make good decisions remain the same. That’s the abiding message from Stephen Covey, the author of THE LEADER IN ME: HOW SCHOOLS AND PARENTS AROUND THE WORLD ARE INSPIRING GREATNESS, ONE CHILD […] Read more
More Than Just Mind Games!
Reading Time: 3 minutes Everyone has heard about drugs having side effects, but sometimes it’s difficult to know just how to sort out their importance and what to do if you experience them. Side effects are also among the reasons people cite for stopping medication, which contributes to lack of compliance. Next month we’ll look at side effects and […] Read more
REFLECTIONS – for Jan. 11, 2010
Reading Time: 2 minutes “Jonestown had nothing to do with us. We don’t talk about it.” Citizens of Guyana, South America, are embarrassed by a tragedy that occurred in their beautiful country in 1978. A rogue preacher from California, Jim Jones, convinced more than 900 people the world was about to end. He persuaded them to sell their homes […] Read more
A Caesar Salad At The Kingbird Café
Reading Time: 3 minutes For reasons I have outlined in this space on a number of occasions, the Kingbird Café is not a place to go for spiritual refreshment in mid-January. And it’s not just because of the weather. January is the month when farmers know everything. All the data is in. There is nothing left to speculate about […] Read more
Inhaling The Benefits Of Easier Breathing
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia affecting one in 11 Canadians. No one is immune. While there is no cure, some medications can slow the mental decline. Next month we’ll look at the risk factors — both those that you cannot control and some that you can — along with the medications […] Read more
REFLECTIONS – for Dec. 6, 2009
Reading Time: 3 minutes It is January 10, 2007. “The snowstorm of the century” begins with a few flakes of early morning snow. Meteorologists predict the city of Saskatoon will be dumped on. By noon radio stations are broadcasting advisories suggesting people head home. Stores close early. Streets fill with cars. To get home I need to cross a […] Read more
All I Want For Xmas Is My Two Front Teeth
Reading Time: 3 minutes Miracle Max, the Suffolk ram, came home the other day in time for the breeding season. You may recall that Max made history last year when my daughter Fruit Loop and I cured him of enterotoxaemia, using drugs, herbs and the collected wisdom of several ancient sheep texts that I keep on the shelf. People […] Read more
PETUNIA VALLEY
Reading Time: 3 minutes Miracle Max, the Suffolk ram, came home the other day in time for the breeding season. You may recall that Max made history last year when my daughter Fruit Loop and I cured him of enterotoxaemia, using drugs, herbs and the collected wisdom of several ancient sheep texts that I keep on the shelf. People […] Read more
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