Today in Ottawa there will be a memorial service for Elsie Howard, a woman who touched our lives deeply. Linda wrote this tribute for Elsie--who would have been 99 on February 24th. Elsie Howard quietly and gently loved us. Elsie…
Category: Personal
An Appendix to the book of James
For a number of months, Linda has been digging into the book of James. In the past week, she came to a new appreciation of James 4:13-15: Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this…
The Memory of the Righteous
“Dad is rejoicing in heaven.” Those were the words my sister said when she called last evening. On Thursday, June 27th at 4:15 pm, my father received the upward call. We have all shed tears, but are experiencing a strong…
A Long Journey Home
We’ve not been writing over the past few weeks as we’ve been traveling. After attending a conference in Winnipeg, we set out on a long road trip (7,779 km) that took us through the Dakotas, Wyoming and Montana to the…
Come, let us rejoice!
Two years ago today we were sitting in a doctor’s office hearing him say: “We found some cancer cells.” Needless to say, we were silent and shaken. A year ago we were sitting at home when I heard my mom…
Rick and Linda Reed 