As you celebrate the excitement and the promise of a NEW YEAR, here are some tips to help you get in the swing of things!
1. BE HOPEFUL AND LOVING: I love the hopefulness of a NEW year! It brings the chance for a do over and the opportunity to work on improving certain things: I will eat healthier, I will exercise more!! How about adding: “I will spend more time with the people I care about putting them first before work, commitments and other “good” things.”
The hustle and bustle of Christmas preparations are underway. Gifts to be bought and wrapped. Cookies to be made and decorated. Trimming the Christmas tree, stocking up on food, food, food for the endless meals and get togethers. Santa seems to be everywhere: in the stores, at the malls, on the streets. Children line up for a chance to see Santa and ask for those precious gifts that they are waiting for ALL year long.
Yet…
Where is the line to see Jesus?
Are we taking the time to tell the greatest story ever told? Teaching our children and grandchildren that a child was born in Bethlehem so very long ago?
Have you ever had the opportunity to help someone? Perhaps someone needed help moving to a new home? Perhaps they were in a dire situation and were desperate for anything at all. It is amazing how blessed you feel while blessing others! Storing Our Treasures in Heaven Our Heavenly Father desires that we be of […]
I remember when each of my children were born. We gazed into one another’s eyes and fell madly in love. As I held them in those first few moments, unspeakable joy filled my heart. Our bond would last a lifetime.
The nation watched in horror as paramedics frantically tried to save a very young man from dying. Feelings of disbelief surged through our minds as we tried to make any sense out of this heartless and cowardly act of violence. How could one of Canada’s own citizens act with such an evil?
This is an urgent plea for help. A young Mom with a five year old daughter is planning to move to Woodward Avenue on Tuesday, November 11th. They are fleeing an abusive situation and have been staying at the Hiatus House. This family is moving in with some clothing but nothing else. So far, we have […]
