Ruttens
Nov 04, 2010
Insulate or Isolate?
Recently chatting online with a young Mom, about some of her struggles of living a godly life in Australia got me a ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
Sep 29, 2010
ā¦ It Really Is About Seasonsā¦
We live in a land of seasons. Since returning to Canada in May we have had the fun and privilege of working garden soil; ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
May 16, 2010
News from Canada
The Ruttens are alive and well on Planet Canada! The early morning jet lag sucks, but we're slowly getting better at that. ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
Apr 04, 2010
How CAN I say Thanks??
From the beginning of this year, with our move to Canada imminently looming nearer, Leonard and I sat with pen and paper in hand ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lorie Rutten
Dec 03, 2009
Promisesā¦not yet fulfilled
Those long, dusty stretches. Those painful longings that can even make the heart sick. Weāve all felt those pangs of ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lorie Rutten
Nov 11, 2009
The joy and privilege of serving
I have been mulling over in my mind, the topic of serving for a few months now. But it has been a struggle to articulate all I ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
Oct 22, 2009
A Nest of Vipers
When we were children growing up on our family farm, we would often have to move hay bales to feed the cattle. Many times we ...more »
Posted by Leonard Rutten
Oct 14, 2009
Being good kidsā¦for a LIFETIME!!
āListen to your father who gave you life, and do not despise your mother when she is old. Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lorie Rutten
Oct 06, 2009
The Gospel
The Gospel is Jesus. It is His life, His death and His resurrection. It is His power. It is Him finding us, saving us and ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lorie Rutten
Sep 17, 2009
Shock Therapy for Wives, āa la Proverbsā
āAn excellent wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones. The thoughts of the ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
Sep 11, 2009
Second Fiddle or First Fiddle?
It seems lately weāve been on the topic of children, parenting and family life. Those are great topics to think about. Are we ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
Sep 01, 2009
FAITH ā Pass it on to your kids!
What is faith: believing in something that you donāt see. We have faith for something as simple as sitting on a chair, we ...more »
Posted by Lorie Rutten
Aug 25, 2009
Kids don't rule!
āIt is a mystery to me that the most indulged society is the most discontent society, that the more people have the more they ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lori Rutten
Aug 19, 2009
Growing Oldā¦.Gratefullyā¦
I think every family has one, that favourite ‘Uncle’ Jannie, or Johnny, or maybe Frank who is just a painful person ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lori Rutten
Aug 13, 2009
Growing Old ā¦.like Michael Eaton
Michael Eaton has destroyed my Growing Old series!! His brain and ability to use it are an inspiration to us all. That is ...more »
Posted by Leonard And Lori Rutten
Jul 31, 2009
Growing old and other Matters
āIt is not how you start, but rather how you finish that counts.ā Starting is usually easy. Motivation is high, our ...more »
Posted by Leonard Rutten
Jul 28, 2009
Growing old... and other JOYS!
Leonard wrote previously about some of the pains, or passages of growing older. I agree, getting old IS painful at times. Just ...more »
Posted by Lori Rutten
Jul 23, 2009
Growing old and other pains
Growing old is not for sissies! Old bodies are not cool. They donāt recover quickly. They let you down often. They smell ...more »
Posted by Leonard Rutten
