Category Archives: July 2011

Summer time….family gathering

There is a sweet sense of summer that we Canadians feel each year, come late June and early July.  Get outdoors, go on vacation, soak up the sun (albeit nowadays with SPF 1000!), and of course see the relatives (especially … Continue reading

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Check us Out Over Here!

While there is not a new blog post specifically from us on this site – I (Jacquie) wrote a post for a colleague’s MCC’s Latin American Advocacy Blog entitled “Peacemaking: Contemplation and Action.” (Just clink on the link to get … Continue reading

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Reflections from Hebrews 13

I (Jacquie) came across a couple of verses in Hebrews 13 the other day that caught my attention. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise–the fruit of lips that confess his name.  And do … Continue reading

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The Making of Chocolate

For the past week we have been enjoying the company of Rick’s brother/sister-in-law – Trace and Tracey and their kids Parker, Carter and Kaci. We had been eagerly counting down their 3+week visit here for some time and are very … Continue reading

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Church as Permaculture?

Since March I`ve been receiving via email daily mediatations from a Catholic priest and writer named Richard Rohr.  For a week in May he posted smaller byte-sized thoughts about how the Church (yes protestant and catholic) reflects (or does not!) … Continue reading

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