Blue, Green, Orange & Red

I am sitting here, in my recliner, drinking an orange crush. All the while I am thinking about putting on some red running shoes, and going outside to take a walk on the green grass. But with the clouds in the sky, I find myself a little blue.

Did you pick up on it? The four colours mentioned above. These colours are very important right now. The Federal election is only days away, and the way the polls are looking, Monday, May 2^nd will be a very interesting day in Canadian politics. Here is what the seat predictions look like as of April 28 using the regional breakdowns of national polls.

The Bloc – a separatist party that has sat in the House of Commons for the last 20 years appears like it will be decimated (6 – 15 seats).

The Liberals look like they may have there worst showing in the history of their party (44 – 61 seats). The Conservatives will win the most seats (133 – 145 seats) – there is even a chance they may get a majority (over 155 seats) if the Ontario vote is split between the Liberals and NDP – the conservatives will walk up the middle.

The NDP, by all appearances will be the official opposition. (104 – 108 seats)

If advance polls are any indication of voter turn out – it will be a very busy day. Maybe as many as 70% of Canadian will vote. (last election was 58%). A higher turn out usually means people are not happy with the current government.

What ever happens – We Canadians will get who we deserve. “We may throw the dice, but the LORD determines how they fall.” Proverbs 16:13

If you haven't voted yet – May 2 is election day !

Thunder, Lightning, Hail, Rain...Spring in Ontario

What a day....first thunderstorm warnings..then it came. The sky went black, the wind ceased to exist...all was calm. Off in the distance the scenery was disappearing. It looked like fog rolling in. No, not fog, rain, and lots of it. The rain started, the wind picked up - then came the boom...then another. Thunder was rolling, lightning was flashing..and the sound of "ping, ping, ping" was being heard. "Ping, Ping....ping?"....Hail...bouncing off of the front windows. Quickly I went into the front rooms and closed the curtains. I figure that it would at least help a bit if the glass broke. First it was small hail, then about the size of peas...it ended up being about the size of marbles. It flattened my flowers in the flower beds. It covered the lawn - but no other damage. The vehicles were ok, the house windows were ok and the glass patio table was ok. Almost as soon as it started, it was over...about 5 minutes total.

I thank the Lord that it was not as severe as it could have been. I think of Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia this morning...all have been hit very hard by tornadoes. 173 people had their lives taken last night alone in the Southern United States. My prayers go out to them.

Canada - My country, my home & I love it !

I love my country. I believe that Canada is by far the best country in the world. For those of you from across the world that are reading this, I don't mean to sound conceited, so if it sounds like that, forgive me.

We enjoy four beautiful seasons - each one is uniquely different. In the winter, we get snow - and lots of it.

In the spring flowers bloom and the grass gets green.

In the summer, it is hot and we have thousands of fresh water lakes to cool down in - not to mention the three oceans that surround us.

In the fall (Autumn) the leaves turn brilliant reds, orange and yellow.

Yes, Canada is a kaleidoscope of colours:)

We have the Rocky Mountains in the West, and the cliffs of Newfoundland in the East. We have the Arctic in the North and the Great lakes in the South. We have fresh water, clean air, blue skies and green forests all through the Dominion.

We have the right to vote. The freedom to practice personal religion. The freedom not to practice religion. We have Universal health care for all Canadians. We are free to go from British Columbia to Newfoundland anytime we want.

Our culture is unique and complicated. We have two official languages - French and English. Different regions of our country are diverse, yet we all try get along. We'd rather sit down and talk an issue over than fight...unless we're playing hockey.

Canada has two official sports - Hockey in the winter, Lacrosse in the summer.

Yes, I'm glad I live in Canada !