A Thursday, twelve days before Christmas, turned to be the most memorable one, and unexpected. Not an ordinary day! After his morning coffee and porridge, Dad seemed in a hurry to leave the house. “Where are you going?” Mom asked. “To Bay Street to buy the newspaper.” So, with that, he took off. There was…
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Are you troubled when peace seems lost?
Are you troubled when peace seems lost? Peace in turmoil. When the adversary of the soul troubles my life, where will I go? When sleep eludes me and the night seems long, where would I go? If the cluttered thoughts refuse to quiet in my mind, where would I go? But to the Lord. To…
Why she laughed out loud?
Excerpt from my memoir A rotary phone was attached to the wall near a bedroom. The long cord came in handy when anyone needed privacy and quiet, so we pulled the cord into the bedroom and closed the door as much as possible, hoping that no one would press the lever to cut the conversation….
How a decades old box triggered me
Old Box of memories Something triggered me to find the old box. Has anyone experienced boredom when there’s nothing on the calendar? It’s hard to believe that only a few short years ago we couldn’t go anywhere except to the store for grocery shopping and a few other places. My brain needed stimulation. I had…
Snippets from a Finnish girl’s love story
Love and dreams? A Finnish girl’s love story. Longing for love and God’s direction became something my untamed heart desired but after hitting my head against a wall time after time became too much I gave up and pursued a dream of travel and education. Will her dream come true? Here are three excerpts from…
