The new year is here and many of us have already broken most of the resolutions we’ve made. This month, I want to encourage you to take a good hard look into your future and re-think some of those resolutions and goals in the context of what’s coming down the pike for you. It is called future casing your life. This exercise is valuable from a financial perspective, but because … [Read more...] about Futurecasting your life
Life
Navigating the facets of everyday life including managing finances, growing old, being single, staying healthy and more.
Building your support team for aging, part 3
In this third part of building your support team, we look at planning for your end-of-life decisions and the spiritual support you need to finish well as you seek to be faithful and obedient to the Lord until He calls you home. The good news for those of us who have spent time in the church is that the looking-forward theology of salvation, heaven and a personal relationship … [Read more...] about Building your support team for aging, part 3
Christmas bird count
Prior to the turn of the 20th century, on Christmas Day, hunters were known to engage in a rather barbaric tradition called a Christmas ‘Side Hunt’. Early in the morning, groups of hunters would choose sides, take to the fields and forests and shoot everything in sight. The side that returned with the largest pile of feathers or fur, won the ‘contest’. The Conservation … [Read more...] about Christmas bird count
A taxing time
The government fully admits it. It’s there in black and white on the Government of Canada website (canada.ca) on the History of Taxes. “In 1917, as a temporary measure to help finance the war, the federal government introduced the Income Tax War Act, covering both personal and corporate income.” It then took 31 years for them to finally admit that “…income tax was no longer … [Read more...] about A taxing time
Building your support team for aging, part 2
In Part 1 of this series, we talked about the importance of building a support team around you for your physical health. Staying in your home A popular phrase today for seniors is ‘aging in place’. This phrase is identifying the ideal way that seniors want to manage their home environment as they age. It identifies the priority that most seniors have to live in … [Read more...] about Building your support team for aging, part 2