Grace Gardiner

Creative Living

Early in the new year, I embarked on a challenge posed to me in a crafters’ Facebook group to complete an unfinished craft project each month in 2020. How refreshing to know that I did not struggle alone with unfinished projects! Several weeks later as I started working exclusively from my home office and myContinue reading “Creative Living”

Give Us Barabbas

I have been thinking a lot this week about the events of what we call Holy Week. Its a time when I needed to read those familiar Scripture passages as if it was the first time and let the images take shape in my mind. As I did, a long forgotten memory came back toContinue reading “Give Us Barabbas”

Less is Peace

In October 2018 I saw a Facebook post about the Minimalism Game. If you haven’t seen it, in this game on the first day of the month you get one item out of your house. On the second, two items, and so on for thirty days. If you complete the “game” you have rid yourContinue reading “Less is Peace”

Storm Snacks

What day is it? It doesn’t take long for me to lose my bearings a bit after not being farther than a neighbourhood walk away from home in days. I am used to grading papers and transcribing reports for many hours a day, entering the date on each one, fully cognizant of the day ofContinue reading “Storm Snacks”

I Believe in You

When I look at the night sky and see the work of Your fingers— the moon and the stars You set in place— what are mere mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them? Yet You made them only a little lower than Godand crowned them with gloryContinue reading “I Believe in You”

Snow Day

We’ve had an early blast of winter in my neck of the woods and several centimeters of snow fell over the last 24 hours. As I was preparing breakfast this morning I received an unexpected text from the college where I am an instructor that classes would be cancelled for the day. At that moment,Continue reading “Snow Day”

Season of Joy

Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them; let all the trees of the forest sing for joy. Psalm 96:12 (NIV) Its a beautiful season in this part of the world right now. Cool, foggy mornings give way to warm afternoons. October is my favourite month. As we made our way to church the treesContinue reading “Season of Joy”

Lazy Days

This past Saturday, my husband and I spent what felt like a decadent day. We did not blow the budget, nor did I stray from my healthy eating plan. How did we pass the day? It was by “doing” almost nothing. We lingered over our coffee and talked and talked and talked. About big thingsContinue reading “Lazy Days”

Feasting on Fellowship

This past weekend part of our family celebrated our second annual Thankbirthmas festivities. My husband and I both took a day off work to invest in our family relationships. We drove several hours in frustrating traffic to reach the home of our son and daughter-in-law. We spent the weekend together celebrating Thanksgiving (Thank), our fourContinue reading “Feasting on Fellowship”

Embracing Interruption

I think God is trying to get my undivided attention. My friends, I am being vulnerable here. I have been working away on my October planners, lesson plans for church and school, baking lists, Christmas shopping lists….. But, I am feeling that God wants me to learn to be interruptable. How do I know this?Continue reading “Embracing Interruption”