My sister was bemoaning the fact that she had procrastinated cleaning and organizing her house for a long time. Since she was planning to entertain, she felt a lot of pressure to get moving.
That afternoon she phoned, sounding glum.
"I went to the bookstore," she explained. "And I bought a book on how to get organized. I was all fired up, and decided to clean out all the shelves in the living room. While I was working, I found the same book. I had bought it a couple of years ago."
People don't always say, 'I love you.'
Sometimes it sounds like:
- Unknown
A zoning board had just been set up in a new community. A homeowner went to the office to request permission to build a small tool shed in his backyard.
"Do you have a plan?" asked the director.
"Oh, yes," said the owner, who showed him a map of his neighborhood, the dimension of his yard, and a sketch of the shed.
"That looks fine," said the director. He pulled out a piece of paper, wrote a few words on it, copied it, and said, "Here's your permission."
"Any time we practice hospitality we follow in the steps of our lavishly hospitable God."
- Dustin Willis
"It is my conviction that slight shifts in imagination have more impact on living than major efforts at change."
- Thomas Moore
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A discussion about Truth and Reconciliation with two members of the Wiikwemkoong First Nation, and a member and Chief of the Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation.
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