Be Patient and Courageous

“You can have enough to live on and still have nothing to live for.”

Last week I laid my husband to rest in the quaint cemetery of his hometown of Pangman in southern Saskatchewan… thus ending 60 years of marriage, joint parenting and ministry teamwork.

Flying home alone next day to Abbotsford was emotional. Entering our darkened condo… [Continue Reading]

The Power of Memories

Imagination and memories are miles apart in reality.

When we’re young we imagine…when we mature we remember. Memories, pleasant or otherwise, have no respect.  In fact, the older we get the more memories we have to store away.  They surface at the wierdest times…mostly when reminiscing with someone from our past or, more often,… [Continue Reading]

His Eye is on the Sparrow… And Me!

Someone is hovering around me…a vital change is taking place in my life today.

My worrying over the future has come to an end.

Here’s the scoop . . God left a note in His book telling me He loves me and He’s assumed full responsibility for me!

Because He created my life He’s responsible to take… [Continue Reading]

Image by Ian Dunster under Creative Commons 3.0

Passing the Torch

The following is a letter from the Board of Directors of the Sheppard Ministries Society:
Dear Friend,
This year, the world was captivated as the Olympic Torch was passed from person to person on its long journey across Canada. Likewise, with the homegoing of our beloved friend and brother Art Sheppard, a torch has been passed at… [Continue Reading]

Happy Mother’s Day!

I salute and bless faithful Mothers today!
I honor faithful Fathers too.

We were in Poland helping Tarmo Kostomo several years ago.  He had asked us to minister on Marriage and Family Structure. The Communist rule of the country had ended. However, the residue of political oppression still remained, taking  it’s toll on family… [Continue Reading]

Photo by Robert Whitehead, and licenced for use under Creative Commons.