The Generosity Chronicles
Intergenerational Generosity
That the passing of the generational baton in the church has been a slow and painful process is no secret to anyone. And even though it is often cited as a source of great conflict among us, it is not something we like to talk about. A clergy friend of mine once described our generational [...]
Generously Complicated
Photo – Judy from Flickr My heart was bursting with equal measures of fear and generosity as I dusted off my ironing board and got to work on the pile of tea towels and tablecloths I’d stolen from the kitchen of our parish hall. The snatch-and-grab occurred during the debate about what we should do [...]
Generosity – a Mother’s Call
When I started this blog in the Spring I touched briefly upon the generosity conflict that I inherited from my family of origin. The inaugural post was read by approximately one person—and I do believe that person was me—so please don’t mind if I revisit this briefly since it will be new to most of [...]
Welcoming the Stranger
I awoke Saturday morning to find a lizard in my bathtub. He was a refugee from last week’s ice storm in Eastern Ontario and arrived at our house on Friday night in need of warmth and refreshment. The storm took out several heavy limbs from one of our neighbour’s trees, leaving him with a flattened [...]
Generosity – More or Less
It occurred to me earlier this year that some of my recent attempts to be the perfect Christmas hostess have failed rather miserably. I usually start out with the best of intentions—filled with a spirit of true generosity and wanting to provide a warm, welcoming gathering in my home on Christmas Day. However as my [...]
Rising above the Eeyores
Some of the most enjoyable calls I take at Church House come from people in our parishes and dioceses who are absolutely brimming with a spirit of generosity—they want to share something, support a new ministry, or deepen an existing ministry in their own diocese or parish and they just need a little information from [...]
Sunset Wisdom and Generosity
We did not have to compete with any electronic devices for his time and attention—although he struggled to raise his voice above the din of the room so we had to lean in quite close to one another. During our brief conversation the man left a lasting impression, dropping priceless pearls of wisdom from his [...]
His & Hers—Gen-der-osity at its best
I’m about to make a bold confession, but for many years I was one of those women who didn’t really see what all the fuss about gender inclusive language was all about. I saw people going to great lengths—encumbering their prose and their speech—doing all kinds of unnecessary work to explain the obvious. I would [...]
Generosity… on a String
I love it when my son has play dates with his friends. I am relieved from my duties as chair of the beleaguered entertainment committee and can watch from the kitchen window while getting dinner ready. In addition to a much needed break I also get valuable insight into human behaviour by observing two five [...]
gen·er·os·i·ty
I checked dictionary.com a few minutes ago to ruminate on the actual meaning of the word generosity. And yes, I know I should get a proper dictionary, but all I had close by was a computer and it was a last ditch effort to get some kind of inspiration flowing and unclog my blog. I’m [...]
