In Loving Memory
April 29, 1947 - September 5, 2020
Update: On Saturday, September 5th, 2020, the founder, administrator, and head moderator of this forum, Valerie S., went Home to be with the Lord. Her obituary can be found on https://memorials.demarcofuneralhomes.com/valerie-skrzyniak/4321619/index.php.
1 Thessalonians 4:15-18
For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing .
Dear Ones in Christ, Jesus,
Here in Toronto, we are being buried in snow. It started snowing early evening yesterday, snowed all night and suppose to snow, until 6pm this evening. We have had so much snow this winter, it more snow this winter than I can remember since I was a child.
We are suppose to have a breaking record accumulations of snow since we have had all this winter. By the way it has almost snowed every day or second day this winter, and the snow is piling up, higher each day.
When will this endless, longest winter of my life on Earth end.
I feel like that woman in the commercial who is slipping and sliding, trying to get to her front door. Snow piled 6 foot high on her front yard, and she has had it with winter. As She struggles along the sidewalk, to the door, she stops and looks at a snowman standing on the yard close to the sidewalk. She looks at him as if to say, "what are you looking at", and with all her might, swings her large hand bag, and knocks his head off, his body, 
and walks on!
Enough is enough, I can't take this anymore...!
Forty three days to Spring...it feels like eternity.
How are you all doing? I know some of you are snowed in as well..
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CTV Toronto
Published Wednesday, February 5, 2014 6:18AM EST
Last Updated Wednesday, February 5, 2014 11:44AM EST
It's slow going in the city today, as the GTA experiences its heaviest snowfall of the year so far.
With up to 15 centimetres of snow in the forecast, Environment Canada has issued a snowfall warning for Toronto as well as parts of Halton, Peel, York and Durham regions.
Up to 20 cm of snow is expected in the Hamilton and Niagara regions.
The City of Toronto has also issued its own cold weather alert, triggering an increase in services available to vulnerable residents.
City crews have also been hard at work clearing streets, but they expect that job to continue into Thursday. In the meantime, property owners are being reminded to clear their sidewalks.
Motorists are advised to drive cautiously.
And the weather's a factor for those opting to take public transportation too. Both GO Transit and TTC streetcar riders have been told to expect delays.
The TTC has also announced plans to shutter its Scarborough RT service between 12:20 p.m. and 3 p.m., so that work crews can clear ice and snow from the tracks.
And some GTA area school boards have cancelled transportation services. You can find the complete list here.
For the lucky few hoping to fly out of the city, there are several delays and cancellations due to the weather here and in other cities across Canada and the U.S.;
Air travellers are advised to check their flight status before heading to the airport.
Read more: http://toronto.ctvnews.ca/travel-woes-warnings-as-heavy-snowfall-grips-toronto-1.1671145#ixzz2sTFJ53GD
Valerie, this winter has been so long, cold, and snowy, especially where you live.
Spring is coming. There are buds on the lilac forming. Spiritually, it feels to me like spring is coming too…
Jesus is the resurrection and life, He will bring life to us Valerie.
Beyond better is coming
Let it Snow, you must be kidding..., No More Kathy, but in your parts of the woods is Ok with me.
Just for laughs...."WHY ARE WE HERE"
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This winter has driven us to find all kinds of wacky ways to cheer ourselves up hasn't it?
Thanks so much for the two videos. That was a beautiful song, and a beautiful young women singing it. "It might as well be Spring" is absolutely right on.
She mirrors the way that I feel, longing for those joyful days of Spring, when it feels wonderful just to be alive and enjoy all the wonderous things the good Lord created, blooming and coming back to life.
The second video made me laugh; I tried to find a funny one in return, but couldn't find anything as good as you had posted. Thanks for the cheers,
especially those cute characters dancing and jumping all over the place.
Yes, Why are we here?
Going to bed soon, perhaps when I awaken, the snow will all have melted, and the signs of Spring and warm weather, will have appeared; I know, I know, wishful thinking. Oh well, maybe in my dreams.
God Bless,
Valerie
Both of those bears are too cute for words!!!
Wednesday night of 02.05.2014, we finally got the wet stuff, way out here in Lake Havasu City, which is apart of the Colorado River Region of Arizona. It rained way into the wee hours of Thursday morning of the 6th, and when we stepped outdoors we were greeted by that sweet fragrance after the rain in the air. Very nice!!!
While up in the north country of our state, it snowed up in Flagstaff.
Maranatha!
Tammy
Valerie & T/Sue,
Out here in sunny Arizona, we're having spring-like weather. Way down in Yuma, they're expecting to have 90 degree temps...while the rest of us will have mid-to-highs 80s temps.
Then soon afterward, our temps will once again get back down to the more normal seasonal mid-to-highs 70s.
It's no wonder that the snowbirds from Canada & the Northern U.S. all flock down here for the winter...only to return their homes come the late spring. It's beautiful here during the wintery months!!!
Maranatha!
Tammy
Oh! Btw, we saw three "V" formation groups of geese flying northwestward the other day this week. My nephew said that although they looked like they were flying in that direction...that they were (in the jetstream) flying south. So, go figure
Also, I saw a whole bunch of what seemed to be confused seagulls flying north...when they should've been flying west towards the Pacific Ocean, too.
Thanks Texas Sue, for the encouraging words on how wonderful the weather will be in Heaven. It will be prefect no matter what seasons there may be.
Tammy it's wonderful, you're experiencing good weather, however, there are more people, that are on the opposite side of the coin. Especially the young people, they can handle any type of weather situation, then us older folks.
Bob, you're absolutely correct, I would prefer the colder weather, then to the extreme high heat humidity and temperatures in the summer, like Australia has experienced recently. I feel like I'm suffocating, in that kind of conditions, and my breathing becomes labored; when it's extremely cold, it makes me tired, and I just want to fall asleep. That's another reason why I love Spring, not to hot and not too cold, just right, almost perfect. I say that because only in Heaven it will be perfect.
Well I hate to sound like a broken record; but, it's snowing again, and it's suppose to keep snowing throughout the rest of this week... 
It's so depressing, I'm wondering if many out in cyber space, are feeling like I am, feeling like this is an never ending winter, and spring will never really come. Maybe the months we call Spring, but it seems, like the winter weather is here to stay.
I believe we are seeing the tip of the iceberg, in many places in the world at this very time just prior to the imminent Rapture ; what I mean is, we are getting a reality check/taste of what the great tribulation will be like. In some places it will be freezing cold that many will die,
just because, they will physically be unable to survive in unbearable conditions. While much of the earth will be scorched by the Sun, on other parts of the world, which will cause fires, heat, humidity, unbearable once again for human or animal/plant life,resulting in a multitude of deaths. Then World War 3 on top of it all, it's too much to absorb how horrific that time in history will be.
I'm just grateful to know, that what all of us going through right now, this too will all pass, very soon. For we are not appointed to wrath, and we stand on the promise Jesus made, when He said; "In My Father's house are many dwelling places; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you. "If I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself, that where I am, there you may be also."
What a wonderful hope and promise we have from our Lord and Savior. Jesus is coming to take us home, where even if it does snow, we won't feel the cold, or
suffer any ill affects from anything anymore. All things will be perfect in Heaven, just like God Himself, therefore, we lean on His understanding until then. Maranatha! Valerie