Monthly Archives: September 2005

I wrote this article for the view points section of my school newspaper this week in response to one written two weeks ago. I thought I would share it with my many readers!! Here it is: As spirituality and politics … Continue reading →

Even happily married girls can feel lonely and lost sometimes. There are times when it is poignantly evident that nothing on this earth is enough to completely fill the void. This has been a hard week and tonight I was … Continue reading →

The other day as I was sitting here at the computer writing, I suddenly had the strangest experience. I smelled these barbeque ring chips we used to eat all the time when my family lived in Edinburgh, Scotland…almost seventeen years … Continue reading →

I had to hand in this proposal a few weeks ago for a careers in writing course I am taking. The class was given little direction and thus, I did my best but would like to ask for opinions as … Continue reading →

Random observations made at Barnes and Nobles today led me to reflect that there are at least 8 ways to sell out as an author. They include: Tack a really eye-catching cover, with lots of pink, onto an otherwise pathetically … Continue reading →

There was a woman(“Jane”) in a church we attended for a few years before leaving Canada – a Proverbs 31 lady all the way who was always involved in church activities, baked delicious food, gave her services as practically a … Continue reading →

If YOU read my site and like it, PLEASE let me know by posting replies!! It doesn’t matter if I know you or not or if you just came across letter’ Rip by accident…feel free to leave a reply and … Continue reading →

“For I am convinced that neither death or life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to seperate us from the … Continue reading →

It’s so fun to dig up old pictures or writings from years ago, especially when you’re least expecting it. I had that experience last year as I was rifling through an unemptied box of odds and ends from my parents’ … Continue reading →

Americans, in case you did not hear today on CNN, the NAACP is asking that victims of Hurricane Katrina receive the SAME compensation as the families of 9/11 victims-a cool one million dollars EACH in order to rebuild their lives! … Continue reading →