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• Thought For Today

  30 April, 2014

  As Christians we are never more complicated, complex and contradictory than when we talk about prayer. Let's put… [more]

• Our Journey Through The Valley (84)

  26 April, 2014

  It is now 12 months since Bev was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. At that time the Neurologist said that life… [more]

• Our Journey Through the Valley (83)

  20 April, 2014

  The arrival of a motorized wheel chair this past week has given Bev a new degree of mobility that expands the range of… [more]

• Grace for the Day

  11 April, 2014

  God gives grace for the day. This grace (the empowering presence of God in our lives) is like the manna in the… [more]

• Our Journey Through The Valley (82)

  9 April, 2014

  There were more tears today. But they were tears of gratitude. It happened this way. This morning, Bev joined in the… [more]

• Our Journey Through The Valley (81)

  6 April, 2014

  I need to apologize to those who depend upon this link in "Barney" to stay in touch with the general… [more]

• Our Journey Through The Valley (80)

  26 March, 2014

  I was deeply moved in our morning service last Sunday. For the first time that I can recall, I was there on my own… [more]

• Our Journey Through The Valley (79)

  24 March, 2014

  During our last breakfast together on the Friday morning, (prior to Bev's admission into High Care) we read about… [more]

• Our Journey Through The Valley (78)

  22 March, 2014

  Yesterday was the best of days, it was the worst of days. It was the day that we knew had to come and would come. It… [more]

• The Paradox of Change (4)

  18 March, 2014

  Thinking about the relationship between pain and change, here is another "threesome" that is worth exploring… [more]

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• Our Journey Through the Valley (83)

  The arrival of a motorized wheel chair this past week has given Bev a new degree of mobility that expands the range of activities that we can now share together. If only you could have seen the look on Bev's face when she first saw this machine! Now that her legs are without strength, this…read more

• Grace for the Day

  God gives grace for the day. This grace (the empowering presence of God in our lives) is like the manna in the wilderness. It was only for that day. There was none left over from yesterday. You could not take an advance on tomorrow. It was just for today.read more

• Our Journey Through The Valley (82)

  There were more tears today. But they were tears of gratitude. It happened this way. This morning, Bev joined in the hymn singing in the Nursing Home where she has been a resident for the last two weeks. The second hymn was one that we sang at our wedding almost 50 years ago. "O Perfect…read more

• Our Journey Through The Valley (81)

  I need to apologize to those who depend upon this link in "Barney" to stay in touch with the general direction and progress of our journey. It has been some time since I have I wrote my last entry and for that I offer my apologies. As I drove to Church this morning I wondered how I…read more

• Our Journey Through The Valley (80)

  I was deeply moved in our morning service last Sunday. For the first time that I can recall, I was there on my own because Bev is no longer able to be present. Our Church family has been wonderfully supportive over these past months and this morning our Pastor and his wife each prayed at different…read more