By: Linda Grabeman I’m wearing my heart on my sleeve here, so treat it kindly, please. After inviting all who wanted to join our blog conversation a few weeks ago, I pressed the button to send out our weekly email blast. It was my turn to write the blog. Unfortunately, I pressed something incorrectly (who knows what!) and because of… Read More
By: Chloe Grabeman We all know the story of Mary and Martha – Miss disciplined and Miss distracted. I know this story isn’t a contest and don’t get me wrong, I love Mary’s example, but I am a competitive person and love a good underdog story! So, in the spirit of the underdog, I thought we would look at Martha… Read More
by Linda Grabeman I was always the last girl picked in gym class. It didn’t matter what sport — my name was the final choice. With each round of players chosen, I’d still be waiting, silently whispering, “Pick me!” We all have left-out stories. Not asked, turned down, overlooked. Whatever your “not-picked” story, this verse tells the best “wanted” story. EVER… Read More
By Chloe Grabeman Have you ever experienced seat- violation? When you walk into a room and realize some audacious person has committed the unforgivable sin of taking the seat you consistently find solace in. You try to play it cool and remember that you don’t own that seat. But deep down you know that there are truly no words to… Read More
by Linda Grabeman The story behind the story is often the best part of the story. Isn’t that how the magazines at the grocery check-out catch your eye? We love the juicy tidbits about famous personalities. We long to sit backstage or in the front row, savouring every detail as a titillating event unfolds. How a relationship ignited… Read More
By: Chloe Grabeman Serendipity. A whimsical word that means finding something good without looking for it. Transition. A not as glamorous word that means movement, passage, or change from one state to another. It’s hard to see any way that these two words would ever meet. Ever have any mutual friends or common interests. It’s because when we are approaching times of change, serendipity is often not… Read More