Today

Scattered thoughts--

The single idea is elusive--

Time to recover from the crazy weekend--

Visit from our daughter and son

Visit with Dad and family

Then went to church by myself

(the new reality with Andrew as pastor elsewhere)

Before lunch out with Andrew to meet the people he'll work with

A full weekend

Now is the time for quiet

--And a long walk

Settle my thoughts

To write my story

My story--what brought me to this point?

Why has my heart drawn me to work with the Karen community?

Dad

Long walks down by the lake

Soccor teams coached

Scouts helped while Carl was there

Busy at church

--Or busy away from church

Overtime at GM

Books and more books

Concern for your family of four

Fifty years (almost 51) with Mom

Long walks at the Oshawa Centre

Golf

Politics and the NDP

Hard drinks and opinions

Plans for your next trip

Chipmunks in the backyard

Goldfish in the rainbarrow

Long walks at the Ability Centre

Well Dad--it's been a full 80 years

Happy birthday!

Writer

There once was a girl in Whitby

Who wanted to express her heart on paper

But got discouraged by the grades

In English class

There now is a woman in London

Who is putting that behind her

By letting her words find their way to paper 

Every day

iPad

Device designed to help

Do my work

Plans for teaching, writing, editing

Word upon word strung together

Ready to go

Crickets

The cheep

Breaks the morning silence

In an ongoing song

Evidence of wildness

In town

Thriving

Language barriers

Create walls between people

But there must be a way through

For those new to the country

Their children often pierce the walls quickly

But thriving needs to be an option

For the parents as well

Would a hands-on Bible study

Be more effective

Than a conversation circle?

With Bible training and

Heart engagement

English fluency would seem secondary

To the task at hand

And yet would still result

Pinterest

Avoided as a timewaster

And yet

When the pain laid me on my back for

Hours on end

It provided encouragement

. . . for good health

. . . to follow dreams

. . . to write