Author: Robin Barlow

The quickest way to get from point A to point B is to go in a straight line. But that is almost never possible. Case in point; while traveling recently I thought taking the plane was the fastest way to Read more…

Stop Counting The Days! More people than I care to count have been telling us almost daily that it’s so may days until Halloween and tagged on the end of that statistic is how many days until Christmas. We already Read more…

It’s easier to stop doing what you are trying to do and do nothing. We all can relate to giving up. Sometimes we are tired and sometimes we just don’t think what we are doing is what we should be Read more…

Have you ever planned to go somewhere and decided at the last minute you didn’t want to go? Me to. And now that you mention it, it is happening more often the older I get. You get an invitation to Read more…

Last Friday, on a trip to the lumber yard I happened upon a sale on LED lights. Holding back, one package should do for our home. It got me thinking about what had been conveyed on the computer a year Read more…

Each one of us can change someone’s life. I have watched videos that have encouraged young people to connect with other kids who sit by themselves at lunch. They never talk to anyone. And other stories where a child shares Read more…

Do you have a lot of stuff? All the cupboards and drawers and dressers and closets seemed to be bursting at the seams. We didn’t plan it this way, it just seemed to happen. Now, I’m not talking about taking Read more…

This morning I just felt like staying in bed. Most ministers wake up Monday morning and want to resign. It’s true. Many of them put so much into Sunday that when Monday morning comes along, they are tired and just Read more…

I was having a wonderful conversation recently that took me back to my early school days. It’s interesting how a conversation can do that. I was hearing how they were not able to remember too much of what they read. Read more…

Tuesday was THE day. Yes it was. For one group of people in our neighbourhood it was a great day. And that would be the parents and care givers. After two months of trying to think of things for the Read more…