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Silly Goose

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A friend of mine told me about a curious sight he saw on his way to work and suggested that I go and check it out. With his directions I was able to find this silly goose, up a tree.

Having commandeered a hawk’s nest from last year, this little lady has made herself quite at home. And quite high.

I had seen geese nesting on top of a stack of hay bales, but I had never seen them nest in a tree before. Having thought I had found the one bird-brained bird that all the other geese must laugh at, I made my way home… only to discover another such nest just down the road. This time there were two up the tree, and very annoyed with me!

After some research I discovered that it isn’t that unusual for Canada Geese to nest high up. Apparently the goslings are light enough to drop down from a height without injury. Who knew?

Easter

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“What? A pink comb?!?”

The kids’ aunts and Nanna sent out a ton of new clothes for the kids with Auntie Stacy for her visit, including new Easter Sunday outfits. After church we headed out to get some photos of the kids.

Later on we had some friends over for lunch and we took the kids outside to find their Resurrection Eggs, little plastic eggs with little visual aids inside to help teach them the Easter story (i.e. strip of leather to remind us of Jesus being whipped, nails to remind us of the cross, etc).

After the egg hunt we came back inside to review the Easter story.

It was a really nice day for us. The girls were really into the day and understood the importance of Easter, with Adelaine repeatedly saying excitedly that, “Jesus died on the cross for our sins!” We also got to spend the day with family (Auntie Stacy) and some good friends. Thank you Lord for a wonderful day of remembering your love for us.

Reviewing the Easter story

Ministry Update :: March 22, 2010

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I’ve been looking for a way to do a Bible overview so that I have a foundation I understand and can explain to others. This is solid material to help me do that. I hope to go through it time and time again so that the links between the puzzle pieces are secure. Thank you!
– testimony from the evangelism seminar

This past weekend we hosted an evangelism seminar with 31 people in attendance. I had the privilege of helping again with the teaching. Over three days we taught through the material in the book “By this Name” and additional material about how to teach it to others. In all, I think there were about 22 hours of instruction.

There was quite a mix of backgrounds and vocations among the students at the seminar. I had the chance to share a meal with one fellow who first heard the Gospel explained while in prison and now witnesses to people on the native reserve where he used to sell drugs. He was very encouraged by the Bible study and couldn’t wait to get back home to start using these new tools to help share the Gospel in that very needy community. We had a small group of people who were from Northern Canada Evangelical Mission (NCEM), a few pastors, and other laypeople who were looking for a better understanding of the Gospel and how to share it.

Other testimonies from the seminar:

… simple step-by-step walk through of the Bible. WOW. … Funny, I came so I could help others, God had me come to help me. Thank you.

The message of the good news has been made clear to me. I now fully understand why Jesus had to shed his blood by dying on the cross.

It has clarified the message of salvation by showing me how that message is throughout the whole Bible. Through the illustrations, the reality of what Jesus Christ has done is ever more real to me. It has also showed me the need for the person of Jesus Christ to be introduced to those I am talking to in a more substantial way in order for those to make a qualified decision to accept Him. Thank you!

I feel confident in being used by God to go through this study with some lost sheep in my life, and I can’t wait to get started with them!

It has made the entire story of the Gospel so clear to me… It has affirmed my faith made made me excited and more confident to share this good news.

New photo gallery :: Tantramar Marsh

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Tantramar Marsh

Last fall we travelled back to my home town in Sackville, New Brunswick for some vacation time and support raising. This provided an opportunity to continue my photographic essay of the Tantramar Marshes. I once read in a photography book that you should pick a subject and try to photograph it in a way no one else has. I decided I wanted to do this with the old salt-water marshes next to my home town. In a area where you are always surrounded by trees and going either up or downhill, the marshes are a quiet, flat, open area that makes you pause. On the marsh you can find a covered bridge and a few remaining hay barns. Notice each of them, because they  may be gone next time you go by. Seventy years ago there were more than 400 of these barns, now there are less than 20. As a kid I remember there being many more, but now each time I go back to New Brunswick there are one or two less, and I wanted to photograph them before they are all gone.

Wheaton Covered Bridge in Sackville, New Brunswick

After several months of poking away at these pictures after the kids go to bed, I have finally finished putting together a gallery of my favourite images from our trip to Sackville last fall. Please check it out at www.tantramarmarsh.com or more photos of this remarkable place.

Ducks Unlimited Waterfowl Park

Old Marsh Barn

Barns on the Tantramar Marsh


Horses

Sackville Waterfowl Park Boardwalk