Growing Through Grief: Making New Memories
One of the things that can be really painful after losing a loved one is longing for things to be the way that they were. We want so badly to have our loved ones back…
POP 89: Word Search
My brother is back on the prairie. Living alone in an isolated community is tough when you're in the best of health. While great poets and authors, from Henry David Thoreau…
Check It Out: Who are the important people?
An episode from the BBC archives included an interview of 9-year-olds in 1967. When the kids were asked who they considered an important person, one little girl said she thought the Prime Minister was important.
Pop 89: Not Your Next State
I am not surprised by Trump’s latest verbiage concerning Canada. I’m not surprised by anything he says. His unpredictability is predictable.
Check It Out: We lived to see the day Trudeau promised to resign
There’s a tall tale about a Canadian senior citizen who encountered a Genie who told him he would grant him one wish.
REMEMBERING WHEN: A uniquely Canadian fun game
When we were growing up in the country in the 1970’s, we had to figure out things to do to keep ourselves occupied and to bring everybody together as a family, especially in the evenings in the winter.
Pop 89: Lighten Up
In my last column, I was still undecided about my “word of the year.” A month before January, my siblings and I began considering which word we'd like to bring with us into the new year…
Goal for 2025: seek common sense solutions
If you've set goals for 2025, you're not alone. A man told his friend he decided to quit smoking but then asked his buddy for a cigarette.
Happy Whatever
For quite a while now, every year around this time, there has been a resurgence of social media posts claiming there is “war on Christmas” and that “you are not allowed to say Merry Christmas anymore.”
Kindersley Christian Fellowship: The heart of Christmas
Some of you may remember watching Charlie Brown’s Christmas. Linus walks on stage, dragging his blanket behind him and recites these verses from the Bible…
KINDERSLEY ALLIANCE CHURCH: Where is your Joy found?
As we get caught up in the hustle and bustle of the season of Christmas, it can be overwhelming with all the things that need to get checked off our checklist.
Redemption Baptist Church: Find out who Jesus really is
There are many parts of the Christmas Story that fill us with wonder – the appearance of the angels to Mary, Joseph and the shepherds, the miracle of Christ’s birth…