Emmanuel's Seniors Journal

  Over the summer, I made it a regular routine of taking my tea, bible, and notebook out to my deck to enjoy the warm morning sun.   Murray and I went out early today and started the heater. We were still able to enjoy the morning sun with moments of cool air surrounding us.   Blankets and a heater help to stay warm.   I am hoping to enjoy a few more mornings before the cold fall winds start to blow.   I am grateful for the beautiful summer and now for the new season of fall. It has been wonderful to have thoughts from others in our community, today Elsie Nickorick has sent me a thought from her corner at the Bentley Retirement Home. Changing Seasons By Elsie Nickorick September is my favorite month of the year, with many memories like back to school, harvest of the crops, and enjoying the vegetable garden bounty. Presently, through in isolation and with all the limitations, we have the great outdoors which brings to my mind the hymn, “This is my ...

Spring brings the opportunity to plant seeds and bedding plants than to watch them grow.   Each year brings different flowers and colours.   I heard from several seniors in our community that they also enjoy planting and caring for their flower and vegetable gardens.   Getting outside and enjoying the sunshine is healthy and a nice reprieve from cold days of winter. Each week I look forward to the little nuggets of life-giving truth that come my way through reading blogs, emails, news articles and books.   One of the reasons I keep a journal is to save my treasured nuggets to read again in months or even years later.   I desire to live a life of gratefulness daily.   By remembering how God teaches me, His faithfulness, and how He cares for me, helps to nourish the gift of thankfulness.   The following are a few nuggets I gathered this week, and I hope they inspire gratefulness as you read. Nugget One:   I am a word person even if I have a ha...

I read an interesting article today about Scott Kelly, who spent almost a year on an international space station.  He was in isolation.   In his post, he gives some practical tips on how to live well when life is a challenge.   His tips are: Follow a daily schedule, pace yourself, go outside (enjoy the warm sun and nature), have a hobby, keep a journal, take time to connect, listen to those who know best and remember we really are all connected.   If you would like to read his article, click here.   All these tips are practical and will help us to stay healthy when life is hard.   Like being isolated.   Three tips that stood out from Kelly’s post were:   Stay connected, keep a journal, and listen to those who know best. Staying Connected: Today, I connected with many older adults in our community and a few of their family members.   It was interesting to hear all the interesting ways people are connecting with each other while sta...