(Posted in honour of Roxanne Howse, 1965-2013) This weekend marks one year since my sister died of melanoma. Many people have asked me how I am going to honour this event. This is what I would like to do: I would like to honour her, someone who loved life and only wanted more of it,…
Last week Dallas was away at a conference and I experienced eight days of single parenthood. I cannot pretend that I can understand the life of a single parent after my mere week of going solo; however, I am thankful each time I “go it alone” that I’m given a glimpse into the journey of…
After a week of preparing for Easter together, I feel like I should write more about how it went. I did say in the early hours of Easter morning that I was ready to celebrate, and some of you may wonder: Did you? Was it okay? Was the joy that you anticipated actually there? (Of…
Honestly, I didn’t think I’d get here. I’m not just saying that. For months, I have thought of Easter Sunday with a heavy heart. Thoughts of Easter would be laced with memories, and uncertainty, and the fear that I just wouldn’t feel up to it. I wondered if my favourite holiday would be forever changed…
Later, Joseph of Arimathea asked Pilate for the body of Jesus. Now Joseph was a disciple of Jesus, but secretly because he feared the Jewish leaders. With Pilate’s permission, he came and took the body away. He was accompanied by Nicodemus, the man who earlier had visited Jesus at night. Nicodemus brought a mixture of…
When I was in high school my best friend’s parents were the pastors of our church. I spent a lot of time at their house, and they never turned me away (bless ‘em!). There was, however, one day that we avoided: Good Friday. “Good Friday is a hard day for my mom,” Pam would say. …
This week we dyed eggs with our children. As we prepare for Easter, there is joy in creating something beautiful out of simple white eggs. A few years ago we added a fun twist to the tradition. We were celebrating Easter with our friends, the Simpsons. Diane served us devilled eggs, which she explained she…
Today is a quiet day in my office as I prepare for this weekend. It is Dallas’ day off so I’m in the office on my own, writing a puppet play, preparing a sermon, resisting the urge to eat all the chocolate bars on the table – waiting for Sunday, when it is time. It…
I’ve been really encouraged and blessed by the kind words people have shared about yesterday’s blog post. I’m glad we’re in this journey together, friends. Let’s keep going. Today I am remembering a conversation with Roxanne during Holy Week last year, shortly after the Doctor’s appointment that told her to “get her affairs in order.” …
This week is the week that the Church has traditionally called “Holy Week.” It is the week between Palm Sunday and Easter Sunday, when we enter into the journey that Jesus took to the cross – through his anger at the Temple, to the last supper with his friends, to his arrest, trial, crucifixion and…
