(Listen to “The Valley” while you’re reading.)
When I drove into the city the other day, I listened (and sang along) to one of my favourite albums ever: KD Lang’s Hymns of the 49th Parallel. The whole album is a beautiful, bittersweet experience. But the song “The Valley” (written by the wonderful Jane Siberry) has always [...]
All day I pray to be a womb for God.
On the way through the early blue light to the dentist, I whisper it to Father, “A womb, Lord. Come dwell in me.”
When we come home from the appointment to crusty bowls still on the table and the entrails of scarves and mittens and boots flung [...]
(For this final post, please play this song and listen to it while you read.)
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
The last time my Grandpa saw my sister-in-law, as they were hugging good-bye, Grandpa said, “Maureen, [...]
I used to have a really hard time accepting other people’s faults. One of two things would happen: I would be upset and personally hurt by their failings if they somehow affected me. Or I would judge the person because “they weren’t perfect” and would think all sorts of negative thoughts, “Seriously?! What’s wrong with [...]
If you’ve noticed a change in my tone and focus and viewpoint since we moved to Manitoba, you would be very right. Here’s what it is:
You know how you spend all of your life imagining what life will be like? When you’re a kid you imagine what you will “be” when you grow up — [...]
In this post, I talked about driving back to Prince Albert late in the evening, arriving home from our vacation, and having to face the fact that my grandpa was dying in this city and that within weeks that city would no longer be our home. I’m not going to lie. I spent the last [...]
Part of the reason Marc decided to go to Providence is because we wanted to stay connected to the Covenant denomination throughout seminary. There is a church in Winnipeg a little over a half hour away. (Okay, today it took us 45 minutes to get there, but we just need to figure out the best [...]
Luke & Olivia are playing nicely together in the newly-painted craft room, and even that makes me feel a little better. The last few days I feel like I’ve been slipping back into the “old Dixie” who gets frustrated and hopeless before she’s even out of bed in the morning. And I don’t want to [...]
I was looking back at some old posts today and it is strange to read my words — to hear the voice that used to be my voice and which isn’t any longer. You see, lately I’ve begun to realize the things that drive me. And you know when I realized what those things were? [...]
I have a friend from high school who lives far away and who I don’t see very often. This friend has had a life full of problems — abuse after abuse, in so many bad and heart-breaking situations continuing into adulthood. Whenever we talk I am amazed that she has made it through at all. [...]