Life

A couple of weeks after the October 7th massacre of Israelis, our son, Josh, wrote an article about how Jewish people often wonder if their friends would hide them if the need arose (think Holocaust). Upon reading the article, many of our non-Jewish friends assured us that they would, indeed hide us. And most likely, […]

I was walking at my favourite walking place the other day and I thought: “Who am I? Who am I to be so blessed to be able to walk here and enjoy the beauty of God’s creation?” I was filled with such gratitude! Then I recalled that when I was a child I had that

A story that I love is found in Genesis 18:1-8. I’ve copied and pasted it here for your reading pleasure (the “him” and “he” referred to in the first sentence is Abraham): And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the

I have a strong belief in God. And you don’t. My belief informs how I live – I seek to live according to God’s directives in the Bible. I do not expect you to live that way – you don’t have my belief in God, so why would you? That doesn’t prevent me from loving

In the last few months, on two occasions, I have been called “a privileged white woman” by two strangers who knew nothing about me. One was by someone online; the other was in a face-to-face encounter, where the name caller was also a white woman (granted, she called me “a privileged old white woman,” while

Light and Darkness (For Yom Hashoah – Holocaust Remembrance Day) Light and Darkness Good and Evil Today, Yom HaShoah, We remember. We remember the millions who died in the Holocaust— Victims of incredible darkness, incredible evil. But the evil was not victorious. I am here. My husband is here. Our children are here. Our people

“Who are your influencers?” was a question that someone asked a few of us as we were spending time together one evening. She expanded, “What podcasts are you listening to; what shows are you watching?” In our current society, many young people want to grow up to be “influencers,” that is people with a podcast

We Canadians are known for being polite. More specifically, we are known for apologizing. We are so extreme in this, that it can be quite funny. I am all about being polite, and I absolutely believe in apologizing when I have done wrong, but there is a time to not apologize: we shouldn’t apologize for

…but if he self-identifies as one who is wearing clothes, then he is. Who am I, or anyone else, to say that he is not wearing clothes? Because, dear reader, he is actually, factually not wearing clothes. They are not there. That is reality. And I stand with that little boy who did not give in to