Operation Christmas Child

it's that time of year again ... time to pack a shoebox for little ones who don't usually get gifts at Christmas ... samaritan's purse  (http://www.samaritanspurse.org)  has been doing this for years now ... and so have we ... i love packing a box with school supplies, hygiene products, toys, hard candy - knowing it will be opened in some place like haiti - where the need is great ... samaritan's purse also includes the gospel message with each box ...

mid november is the deadline (there abouts) ... i have my boxes almost ready - i just need to add a few more items ...

if you haven't packed a box before - it is a good project to do with family, friends or just ' cause you want to! ...

blessings on ya!

sisterhood of the travelling scarf

i have written a few posts at the scarf sisters blog this week ... mrs. mac had asked me to join last year ... but they were cooking and alas - i don't do much of that anymore ... leo gets nauseous at the smell of cooking (really, it's not just my cooking !!! *smile*) - so i had to decline ... however, this year they are circulating a special bible around to each sister in turn - when it arrives in the mail - that means it's that persons turn to share her life/testimony and verses that have helped along the way ... i got the bible in round two and i've enjoyed writing again ...


so if you want to check the blog - here it is sisterhood of the travelling scarf ...


maybe the spark has been lit again and i will start to write more ... i do like to write, which is why i started blogging 6 years ago (it's my anniversary this week!) ...

blessings on ya!

sharing 2 pics ...

my mom was here last week ... it was so nice to see her!!!  she stayed at her big sister's place ... they got the loom set up for my aunt, who will enjoy the winter by making rugs!  i'm just sorry my mom lives so far away now!!!!  but thankful that at 75, she is still healthy enough to make the 8 hour drive down here ... that is a blessing!

mom also visited with maria's husband ... he gave back to mom the ryju rug she had made for maria, when maria was just a little girl ... mom washed the ryju in the river and hung it up to dry ... it waved so happily in the wind ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

it's our thanksgiving weekend here in Canada ... and what a beauty it has been ... we have been the Canadian hotspot for days now ... last year we must have been the coldest place in Canada (with 10 cm of snow!) and this year it is t-shirt weather ... guess who's not complaining????  *smile* ...

i'm at a loss as to what to share in this post ... it seems that leo and i have turned into this retired couple, whose days are filled with a sweet routine ... i get up first to have my coffee and quiet time ... then when leo is up and about - we have our devotions together ... after that, i go for my walk and leo has his quiet time ... then there are the chores, shopping, visits ... and before i know it - it's evening and time to read the paper, read a book or watch a favourite show or two on tv!!! 

i am also still struggling with "a sadness" ... maria's death?  leo's continued chronic pain and health decline?  i don't know ... just a sadness ... i am riding that tide, talking to my Heavenly Father who knows my  heart ... and maybe there can be some sharing of lessons learned - but that would be in the future ... for today - i am just thankful that there is a real place called heaven ... and there, a place is being prepared for me by Jesus - my Saviour ... the sadness i feel today will be left behind ... joy will be the order of everyday ... BUT don't get me wrong, i know God gives us joy in this life too ... and i DO feel His love and joy - even though i am in this other type of season ...

i know - this too shall pass!!!

so on this thanksgiving weekend - i count my many many blessings (blog buds counted!) and share some photo's i took this weekend!

morning view

canada geese practising for their long trip south

out for my walk