Mary
Sufficient Unto the Day
By Mary Muirhead Caller: (cheerfully penitent) I’m sorry I haven’t called to arrange this sooner, but things have been kinda crazy around here. . . . Receiver: (with acceptance) We can still get it done. I’ll have to make some adjustments to the schedule, move things around, but I’m sure Overheard on My Phone or “She hasn’t got back to me.” Caller: (cheerfully penitent) I’m sorry I haven’t called to arrange this sooner, but things have been kinda crazy around here . . . . Receiver: (with acceptance) We can still get it done. I’ll have to make some changes, move things around, but I’m sure we can still make…
Read MoreThen Am I Not Praying?
By Mary Muirhead I have often bemoaned the fact that I do not pray as often, as faithfully, as fervently, or, dare I say, as successfully as I ought. Shame on me! I’d better do something about that set up a specific time or times for prayer start a(nother) prayer journal find a prayer partner learn a new prayer language read Scriptures or spiritual books on the subject Now I may seem, or even think of myself as a joyful confident Christian woman, so why when I think about solutions to any of life’s problems do I invariably begin by…
Read MoreA Story about Writing Stories
Mary Muirhead At Sister Triangle, we are always encouraging people to write – with mixed motives, I’ll admit. Besides sharing the joy that each of us experiences when we write for our readers, we are constantly on the lookout for new voices, because each voice is unique, just as each story is unique. Words provide the glue that binds family and friends together over great distances and over the years. I’m thankful for the many local history books that have been published here on the prairies, and as I get older, and hang out more with my grandchildren, I want…
Read MoreTime
I have an electric wall clock that I am trying to recycle (code for throw away), but it is not an easy thing to do. It was my mother’s, and hung on the kitchen wall in our Winnipeg home. It is not in any way an object of beauty, having a basic round face set into a couple of inches of some dreadful pale pink plastic. When plugged in, it makes a whirring noise as it continues to lose time, despite all attempts to improve its performance! It also rattles at every opportunity, due to the collection of screws or…
Read MoreA New Adventure
We talked about it quite a long time ago, but it didn’t seem possible – even if we had thought it was a good idea or the right time. . . . But now, the time is right! After this last issue that went to print, Sister Triangle will be published online as an on-going magazine, which can be accessed for free from anywhere in the world. Of course if you are like me and, prefer to hold paper in your hand, you may print out the articles, or get someone to do it for you. For me, that will…
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