Valerie

This morning with another layer of freshly fallen snow it might be difficult to think that this is spring. And yet, there are signs of it all around us. We can feel the difference in the sun. It’s power and warmth has begun to change. Evenings are brighter as the sun sets later in the […]

Sunday morning our youth shared with us a time of reflection on peace and justice. The Litany “ If Only…” started Like this “ Perhaps there would be justice if only…. If only all faiths could co-exist rather than fearing and competing with each other”. Then on Sunday night in Youth Group we watched a

Over the past little while I have been delving into some aspects of Native Spirituality. It has been such a gift to me! The Native Drumming circle is one that I wrote briefly about when we had Laurie visit our Youth group and introduce us to this amazing practice. Since then I have had the

Yesterday I had the privilege of attending some of the Grad Project presentations at the Atlantic School of Theology. Laurie and I left here in the wee hours of the morning and made our way to Halifax. We sat in on three presentations. The first was about Gossip in the church – malicious Gossip and

The sun has gone down and the quiet of the night approaches. As I sit at my desk there is the beautiful sound of music weaving its way up the stairs and through the hall and into my office. Music that is filled with the power to heal and empower, comfort and inspire, challenge and

Every week in my journey is different and filled with so many opportunities for grace, given and received. This morning I sit here and am reflecting on the last five days and the people who have allowed me the privilege of entering their journey for this moment in time. In these journeys I have listened,

This morning when I signed into Facebook I read the following status by a young woman who I have known since her birth. It read “I’m not sure how to tell everyone but I am tired of hiding it.  I am gay”  My response to her was “I didn’t realize it was a secret! Proud

I sit here and look out my window at the greyness and wait, in anticipation, for the promised dumping of snow. Yes, I did say anticipation! Perhaps because it is now February and I know that whatever falls will not last for long, that the winter is half over and in the air there is

Yesterday I read an article that someone posted a link to on Facebook. It was written by an ordained Minister who has served the church for 36 years. In it he talks about all the things that are wrong with the institutional church. As I read I realized that I was experiencing a number of