Emmanuel's Seniors Journal

  As we all have experienced, 2020 will be a year to remember, walking through a pandemic, financial burdens, not able to see love ones, riots, and I am sure the list of events can go on for each one of us.     Personally, there have been some fantastic wins and some profound valleys during this season.   I never thought I would help teach a child to learn at home. Learning to help home school back in March was a challenge for our family and continues to be.   But the challenge is worth it. We are growing closer as a family. Alex was in grade two when the school closed, and now he is enrolled in online learning grade three. I am amazed at how much he knows about the computer as we started his online homework yesterday.   This grandma is going to really need to rely on the Holy Spirit to teach her a deeper understanding of grace.   A bonus of staying at home to learn, notice Alex has no shoes or socks on! As I have mentioned in earlier posts, I ha...

  As an introduction for Sunday’s service, I mentioned that during these warm summer mornings, I have made it a practice to go out to my deck each morning. Today was an exception, 13C   was too cold unless I took a heater out with me!   I go out not just for the warmth of the summer sun, but to take in all the goodness and beauty around me.   The above photo is of one of my backyard spaces to enjoy the goodness. I have been pondering Ecclesiastes 3 and appreciated the preacher's poetry that there is a time for everything we will experience on earth.   Then the preacher follows in 3:9-11 with a great question and his conclusion: " What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet, God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God's work from beginning to end." Yes, daily life can be full of burdens, even if...

Every Friday, I receive an email from Scott Stoner, who sends out inspiring thoughts to consider.   Every May, he sends out requests for his readers to send him wise words women have spoken into their lives.    The following are the "Momisms" sent to Scott Stoner, and my personal favourite is, do not leave home without saying, "I love you."   Mother's Day can be an emotional time. Many of you shared your grief because this is the first Mother's Day since your mother or grandmother passed away, or because you can't be with your loved ones this year. For many people, and for many reasons, Mother's Day can sometimes be a sad time, and so my heart goes out to all who are grieving right now.   So, without further ado, here is the special Covid-19 edition of "Momisms." You don't have to like it, but you do have to do it. Never leave the house without saying, "I love you." (the first part seems especially releva...