Well, I’m at home with our youngest daughter today. No, she doesn’t have H1N1, but this morning she woke up with two of the starter symptoms: cough and a sore throat. Could be anything, but according to the official government assessment tool, it “may be” the flu. Better safe than sorry. I guess there are [...]
Summer is officially over. Here are some of my favourite pictures from July and August:
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This past weekend, OCC hosted our Reignite the Fire Marriage Conference, with guests Bill & Pam Farrel. It was an incredible weekend, and we sent an anonymous survey out to gather feedback to help us plan the next one. Here are the highlights, followed by a few testimonies.
Stories From Participants
The best part by far was [...]
Remember Grade 8? It’s hard for me to think back that far, but lately I’m reliving it vicariously through my daughter. She’s got a great teacher & school, but fights boredom, and at times life seems a mundane series of classes, homework, piano lessons and chores at home. While I’m glad she’s growing into an [...]
We all need to feel important once in a while. On Monday, I took Amanda out of school for a trip to Canada’s Wonderland. She took me on an imaginary VERY important “business trip” to New York city:
It’s no secret that good women are hard to find. One of my favourite Biblical proverbs is, “Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion” (Pr. 11: 22). Not only is my wife beautiful, she’s a woman of grace, patience, and tremendous character.
This week, Yvonne’s colleagues at [...]
This week, I opened two drawers – one at the office, one in my home study, and found a surprise: old photos! I had forgotten they were there, and I can’t believe so many years have gone by since these were taken:
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First time I’ve ever digitized some [...]
Well, if you’ve seen my twitter updates, you know what my wife’s surprise was for us this long weekend: a trip to Niagara Falls! We just got back and had a great time. The girls got to go swimming & shopping, we ate at the Flying Saucer for breakfast (one of our favourite places there), [...]