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Health Update I am less than one week away from diagnosing my problem. The MRI comes up soon. In the meantime, we have found out the hard way that the medication I am currently on is working to stave off the pain. The doctor tried to reduce it gradually, so that eventually it would be replaced by another medicine. In one week, I was almost right back where I started with intense pain. This indicates that the current medicine is working and truly masking the pain. Without it, I would be a...

King Charles III Did you hear? The King is coming!! To Christians, that phrase evokes the idea of the return of Jesus Christ. But in its current context, it simply means that King Charles III, the titular head of Canada, is coming to Canada. White House - https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/ In my last email, I posted a link to King Charles reminding the world, while visiting Italy, that he is the King of England AND Canada. This is what a king does. He protects his subjects. If you did not...

Canada Votes 2025 Credit: Elections Canada National Elections, or the act of voting for a representative of a political party, can generate very controversial and divisive conversations. If you would listen to / read Social Media posts, you will see and hear positions that encourage you to vote one way or the other, or condemn you for voting for a particular person or party. Conservative thinkers from every spectrum of religious beliefs have keenly felt the boot of injustice from the...

Resurrection Sunday (or Easter) I love thinking about the message of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ that is shouted from the Peace Tower at Easter Time. Do you know that the Peace Tower window preaches the gospel message of Christ's death and resurrection? Look at the picture below. The third figure in the top row represents JUSTICE. He holds a sword in front. On the blade is the figure of Christ on the cross. But Christians know, 'the rest of the story'. Christ did not stay on the cross....

Spring In My Step? By God's grace, I have graduated from a bed of pain to being able to move around again. You can say that I have a 'spring in my step,' just in time for Spring. My bulbs are coming up in my yard, so I am hopeful. I have new meds and new treatments, but I am still in a 'holding pattern' to figure out what's happening in my body. Hopefully, an MRI will provide insight into this before the end of next month. At least, with my new meds, I can think again. I can sit at my desk...

Pain & God's Providence I have been working on this email for many weeks, a little at a time. For the past three months, I have experienced one health challenge after another. The last five weeks have been the worst with as-yet-undiagnosed pain. The source of my unrelenting pain has not yet been discovered. I have sought to see God's hand amid pain and suffering. I have chronicled some of my wrestling on my Facebook wall, trying to understand it from the perspective of God's providence. We...

The 2025 Flag Day Quiz closes tonight at 11:59 EST! We're celebrating 60 years of our beautiful Maple Leaf flag. Not only will you enter the competition, you'll also instantly get a code for $10 off select products in our store! Take it now. Until next time, Soli Deo Gloria Lynette Your Curious Canadian History Buff. Remember, we are NOT the last word on History. We are a compass pointing you in the right direction. Be a Berean. Do your own research. Follow links. Challenge everything.

Health Issues Thank you for praying for me. I am not 'out of the woods' yet. In fact, I am still wandering around in it. I am experiencing chronic pain of unknown origin, but I think we are getting closer to a solution by a process of elimination. However, I am still largely unable to function normally. What a way to begin the year... being humbled low. I chose a word for the year to define the areas of my life in which I want to see growth. Guess which word I chose?... HUMILITY. Hmmm. Many...

In The News This week, there was a flurry of activities in Washington, DC, and a concurrent ripple effect here in Canada because of them. The top story is President Trump's reassertion of the need to make Canada the US's 51st State. What began as a possible threat of a 25% tariff on goods IF Canada does not fix its border to keep criminals from crossing into the US has now become a plausible idea, regardless of whether the Canadian government fixes the border. Now, the mantra has changed to:...

What a Start to 2025!! Just as my website issues were being rectified, I came down with a doozy of a cough, which turned out to be a cough/flu variant of rhinovirus. It knocked me out for the last 7 days, and as if a clock switched it off, on Day 7, I suddenly felt like I wanted ACTUAL food and not the diet of soup and tea that I had for the past 6 days. I am thankful for rest, restoration, and sleep. I could not complete my Newsletter for you. It is kinda long, but it is important...