Mrs Johnson...

so.... I met Mrs Johnson tonight......

I don't actually know who she is..... and I quite honestly didn't really MEET MEET her....

She called.....

I had barely gotten the word Hello out.....

and she started...

Hi Honey..... I'm going to be going right near you tomorrow on my way to Toronto.....maybe we could meet for coffee

and she paused .....

and my heart skipped a beat....

and I said....

uh............. I'm Paul ..... uh..... is it ME you were looking for?

and the phone got deathly quiet....

I'm SO sorry, she said.....

to which I replied...

oh... Don't be..... I haven't been called HONEY in a very long time.... I actually quite liked it!!!

she hung up before I could invite her over for coffee!!

I wish someone had told me.....

I wish.... when I was shopping last week, that I had read all the labels......



I wish, when I was standing in the aisle.... putting things into my cart, that someone had told me that not all Stagg Chili is MILD.........








I wish that maybe the cashier might have noticed.... and said Paulllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll..... you can't handle stuff like that....



I wish someone..... ANYONE...... had taken the time to explain to me what the words DYNAMITE HOT means, when they are posted on the label of a can of chili








I further wish, that when I'd brought it home.... that maybe THEN i had read the label.......

and I ALSO wish that when I cooked it on the weekend, with my kids sitting in the room watching, that THEY might have told me....

Daddy..... you can't eat stuff that is that hot....

I wish that they'd told me...

sigh...but nobody did.... and I didn't notice.....

sigh.....



Now... I wish I had the appetite to eat something more than these!!


To quote Winnie the Pooh.... I've got a rumbly in my tumbly !!!!

Psalm 1:3

He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.

Volksbiken....

I saw this way cool uh... motorwagen in a little town in Northern Ontario on Friday..... The best of two worlds...... or worst of two!!!!

Temagami Sunset

God's Country

I took the above picture out my front window in the little town of Raymond.... about 15 minutes west of Huntsville.......

The above picture is facing north....

the BELOW picture is taken at the same time... to the west out my side window....

Winter Wonderland

Haven't seen THIS in a while.....

An Evening with "Fish" and the Peterborough Petes

I got to spend an evening in Peterborough last night with my very good friend
Dave Fisher and several of his supporters and friends.... It was a fund raiser for Dave Fisher ... Founder of Epistle Sports Ministry.
Among other things, Dave is the Chaplain of the Peterborough Petes, and spent nearly 30 years as the chaplain for the Toronto Blue Jays.

Just over 50 people came to support Dave, to bid on some incredible sale items in a silent auction, and to watch the Petes take on Kitchener Rangers....



Hey mom.... Look what I got in the auction???!!!


No, you can't have it!
Actually, the story about the above picture is incredible.... That is Dave's son Nathan, holding the Jordan Staal Bobble Head that was sold in the auction... Nathan had bid on the item but in the end, was outbid by Kyle Dubas.....manager of Hockey Operations with Uptown Sports Management ( Sports agents for several NHL players, including Mike Fisher) ....

At the end of the auction, Kyle took the Bobble Head, walked across the room and down the steps to Nathan's seat and handed it to him as a gift .... I watched from a distance.... it was a very touching moment and a real class act!!









I love this picture of Fish..... he looks like he's at a book signing at Chapters!!



Fish, introducing 4 of the Pete's players..... you could tell in the banter back and forth how much they love Dave..... it was really neat to see!





This reminded me of the two little guys on the muppet show!



a Great picture of the Fish


This is Beth Fisher and her daughter Holly... I haven't seen them in ages.. it was SO good to catch up with them!!





Jamie Ramer from Hockey Ministries ( HMI ) drove all the way to Peterborough and was introduced as the LITTLE Fish!





I love this picture.... I soaked my hands in Palmolive!!


It was a great night... other than the score of the game!!

It was great to see you Fish.... Keep up the incredible work!!