In 1754, English author Horace Walpole coined one of the most delightful words in the English language. He formed it after reading a Persian fairy tale titled, The Three Princes of Serendip. Throughout the story the princes kept discovering, “by accidents and sagacity…things which they were not in quest of…” …
“I have no patience for the bleeding hearts who rescue stupid animals when there are so many human beings in the world that need help.” Those words on my Facebook page caught my attention during what I’ve come to call “my cat summer.” A family of cats – mama and three …
Every Easter, the Preacher pulls out our guitar, sits down, clears his throat and begins. It’s one of our family’s favourite traditions: “The gates and doors were barred, all the windows fastened down. I spent the night in sleeplessness And rose at every sound; half in hopeless sorrow, and half …
As a child my parents taught me that becoming a follower of Jesus Christ meant choosing that. One evening, full of heart-hunger, I echoed after my mother a prayer something like this: “God, lots of times I think and do things I know don’t please you. Please forgive me. I …
