Category Archives: Families

We’re Back – and Some Lovely News

Happy {Canadian} Thanksgiving!   Well, it has now been two weeks since Hurricane Fiona hit our little island – and I would say we are nearly back to normal, at least in our household. It was a very frightening event and certainly something I would not want to experience again! We did have to hide […]

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Keep Sunday Special

“People still really value their time together and make use of it. Sundays are a precious resource and one that needs to be safeguarded and protected.” -John Ashcroft   Do you keep Sunday’s special for your family? Although stores are now open on Sunday and most have forgotten this day for its Christian roots (and […]

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The Simple Life {New Year}

    And suddenly, it is 2021 – a new year. As the freshy fallen snow lays around us, covering our world in a beautiful blanket of white, this new year is spread before us. Yet, before we embrace the new year, let us thank God for the blessings of the old year … yes, […]

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Donut Day {On the Cookstove}

        “There!” said the lady when all the ingredients were mixed. “Just wait till you taste these doughnuts!” Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked ‘start’. Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter started dropping, it was cooked […]

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Tender Lives

“It is a great thing to take these young and tender lives, rich with so many possibilities of beauty, of joy, of power, all of which may be wrecked, and to become responsible for their shaping and training and for the up-building of their character. This is what must be thought of in the making […]

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