Saying “Thank You” Takes About A Second Of Time “It has been called the daily prayer for everyone,” I told Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan. It was a clue in a trivia challenge. Ed felt that he knew the answer to…

Stand Still, So I Can Hurt You, To Make You Better “Some days and weeks are better than others when you have arthritis,” I told my old neighbor Ed, who lives in Saskatchewan. “Has it gone to your brain yet?” Ed asked…

Uncovering More Than We Expect Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, warned me, “Researching your ancestry is asking for trouble. It is like uncovering hidden wiring and plumbing in a house, knowing you could find unwelcome hazards and costs. Best to let…

Always Rejoice, Sow Joy In Everything Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, noticed that I was showing too much of a positive attitude for him to stomach this January. “I like you better when you can be counted on to be negative,…

Black Coffee Is The Key To Weight Loss Yesterday, when Ed called, I was making myself a coffee. My old neighbor shared they were back (Jan. 4) from visiting family in Edmonton for the holidays. He said his daughter is beginning Weight…

Stupid Means Someone Else –, Not Me Ed, my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, has a few words that he uses frequently. He uses the word stupid to describe people, places, and things. I have told him that telling people they are stupid…

 Yearly Predictions Do Not Change Anything Ed and Ruby are ending 2019 and beginning 2020 in Edmonton with their family this holiday season. My old neighbor in Saskatchewan has limited himself to three predictions for 2020. He has decided to concentrate on…

The Presents That Consume Your Life I told Ed, ‘We have had a week of visiting family, and their early Christmas presents to us. They gave each of us a Samsung Galaxy Tab A. or tablets. I had no idea what I…

Freeing People From The Custody Of Sin “We went to four different stores looking for a pair of children’s plastic handcuffs for an object lesson for a children’s sermon,” I told Ed. He is my old neighbor in Saskatchewan, who does not…

Bad Timing as Christmas Draws Near I complained to my old neighbor in Saskatchewan yesterday: “I should be dancing around the Christmas tree and boiling over with the joy of the season, but I’ve been at the dentist instead.” Ed, my long-suffering…