30 Favourite Things #19 Posted on March 19, 2009 By pamela Truly, the best cup of coffee I’ve ever had… I guess it was so good that it was worth waiting 50 years. :o) Wes took me to the Useless Bay Coffee Co. for that unforgettable, delicious cup of coffee and a scone, too. Though the weather was stormy, the… Read more
30 Favourite Things #18 Posted on March 19, 2009 By pamela We have a tradition in our family that began with our firstborn son, Daniel, and we’ve carried it on through the years. Amazingly. Well – I say amazingly bcz it truly is amazing to me that not only did we set about doing this same thing or carrying on… Read more
30 Favourite Things #17 Posted on March 19, 2009 By pamela Wow… now my mind’s just clicking along reviewing favourite memories from my fiftieth year. Ordinary days, ordinary things, ordinary experiences. Somehow, when seen through new eyes, things really take on new meaning or have a greater value. For example, because of the deaths of a number of people in… Read more
30 Favourite Things #16 Posted on March 18, 2009 By pamela Birthdays! Birthdays! Birthdays! These were favourite things from my fiftieth year. I’m not sure just which birthday stood out the most over this past year. But one birthday I was *so* extraordinarily happy to celebrate was my husband’s birthday. As I look back I marvel at the goodness and mercy… Read more
30 Favourite Things #15 Posted on March 17, 2009 By pamela A big garden. I’m so thankful that our neighbours wanted to make it a joint effort to have a big garden. And a bigger garden we had, that’s for certain!! It was really quite a big deal to keep that garden weeded, watered and planted and replanted and replanted. … Read more
30 Favourite Things #14 Posted on March 16, 2009 By pamela Another thing among thirty favourite things from my fiftieth year: Facebook! I love Facebook! And, this, from someone who was/is so adamantely opposed to MySpace. Adamantly opposed. As for Facebook “safeguards” — I have opted for the “no ads” on the sidebar and I don’t add many “applications” and… Read more
30 Favourite Things #13 Posted on March 15, 2009 By pamela Another favourite memory of my fiftieth year was going to the movie Fireproof! For a bit, the movie was blazing like a wild fire. Though I still don’t have the Love Dare Journal, one of our daughters did buy the DVD of the movie. It really is a great movie… Read more
30 Favourite Things #12 Posted on March 14, 2009 By pamela Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. Put on the whole armour of God that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against… Read more
30 Favourite Things #11 Posted on March 11, 2009 By pamela When I was a child, one of my most favourite activities was swimming. In Southern California – where I was born – the weather sort of necessitated some form of relief and for me, it was swimming. I recall numerous times where, as a grade-schooler, I would walk home for… Read more