Back into Quilting Again
Saturday, February 16th, 2013 Posted in art, Crafts, creation, Family, Our House, Paper Crafting, Quilting, The Hammer | No Comments »I have been quilting for over a decade now. More than a dozen large quilts and various smaller ones were made for weddings, babies, and of course for my own children and home. Recently I joined the Hamilton Quilter's Guild ...
Earth Keeping and the Apostles’ Creed
Wednesday, October 31st, 2012 Posted in creation, Earthkeeping | No Comments »I grew up in a relatively conservative Reformed church. Within that group there was and still is a strong emphasis on doctrinal purity. Generally those raised within that community grew up to be faithful Christians, and that community has helped the ...
With A Prayer For Wisdom
Sunday, August 19th, 2012 Posted in creation, Earthkeeping, Introspection | No Comments »In his recent TED speech, Mike Rowe, host of Dirty Jobs, deliberately challenges the assumption that safety should come first. Why not safety second, or even third? How do we know? On what basis do we make these decisions? Is ...
Not Us or Them, but Us and Them
Saturday, June 9th, 2012 Posted in creation, Earthkeeping, The Body | No Comments »In my first post about creation stewardship (or earth keeping), I argued that if we worship the God who made creation, in part because of his artistic abilities, then, as admirers of an artist, we should be taking care of his ...
Radar Love
Saturday, April 14th, 2012 Posted in birding, creation, weather | No Comments »It's super cool when you read about something, check out the resources, and see it in action! For example, I was reading this article about using radar to track birds. Tonight there's a south wind across eastern North America that you ...
Celebrating Easter With All Creation
Saturday, April 7th, 2012 Posted in creation, The Body | 2 Comments »Originally posted on the New City Church blog. I love Easter. It’s one of my favourite times of the year. It’s spring, which helps with the celebratory feeling. Winter has lost its grip on the world around us. Flowers are blooming, ...
Ruthven 2011.10.04
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 Posted in birding, creation, Ruthven | 1 Comment »We spent some time at Ruthven Park this morning. Things seemed to have picked up. There were a lot more birds in the nets than the last few times we went. [caption id="attachment_465" align="alignnone" width="225" caption="Male Red-bellied Woodpecker"][/caption] This woodpecker is an ...
Gray Tree Frogs In The Garden
Thursday, July 7th, 2011 Posted in creation, gardening | No Comments »Often, when we visit Opa and Oma's pool, we hear gray tree frogs. Sometimes we see them. Lately, we've been catching them in the toy bin. We think they like the pill bugs and other creatures in the bottom of ...
Sherman Falls
Monday, June 27th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family | No Comments »Last week Sunday we went for an afternoon walk to Sherman Falls in Ancaster. It was a beautiful afternoon and we had a great time.
Radishes
Sunday, June 26th, 2011 Posted in creation, Family, gardening | No Comments »Whatever you say about the weather lately, the radishes seem to like it! [caption id="attachment_436" align="alignnone" width="300" caption="A bouquet of radishes from the garden"][/caption]