I am a retired Canadian perinatal nurse educator/consultant, trained in Aberdeen (Scotland) and London (UK). Our eldest daughter, Elsbeth, lives with us and is a woman on the Autism Spectrum. She has taught me so much about the joys and sorrows of living with disability. Currently Garry and I attend an ‘open table’, ‘socially outward focused and active’ Anglican Church in London, Ontario. My hobbies include gardening, cooking, canoeing and always there is a book on the go – or several.
What causes me to wonder is nature. I see God in the beauty of the tiniest flower, the expanse of the night sky and the universe in the atom. What attracted me most to Iona when we first visited in 2003, was the freshness of the worship, the world church music and the symbolic action in the services as well as the open radical hospitality. I pray I might bring a Canadian perspective to the team.
What moves me at my deepest level is music which brings me peace. But I am also moved by the homelessness, poverty, addiction and mental health issues which I see in our city core in increasing numbers.
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