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Reflection: The Lens of Love Traci Hubbard October 4, 2026 My thought as I drove to church this morning - How many of us played the game Operation as a kid or with our children or grandchildren? Okay...how many of us considered we were operating on a man who had zero anesthesia? I heard a story about an older man who had spent much of his life saying, “I don't need anyone.” He was proud of his independence. He fixed things himself. He rarely asked for help. When h

Reflection and Reading, Sunday October 4, 2026

No Small Moments “Full of Light” ©Hubcatstide2026 I watch the stars shine The moon's in the sky I see the sunrise And love in your eyes I may not have been here before Still, I am full of light I watch the time pass Lines dance on my face I know nothing lasts Except loving ways I live and I give me for you And I am full of light Shine Spirit shine Through the cracks in our hearts Reach constellations Everywhere we are North South and East West To humanity's core Love

No Small Moments “I Throw My Hands Up” ©Hubcatstide2026 Verse 1 I pull my bootstraps up One long leg at a time I try to keep grounded While spinning on a dime This world is always changing Faster than I can keep up So, I bow my head and whisper Oh, I need You Constant Love Chorus I throw my hands up And feel the Spirit blow I throw my hands up One thing I deeply know I'm not alone inside these changes Love has a reason and a rhyme So, I pull my boots up And take one ste

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No Small Moments “Okanagan Strong” ©Hubcatstide2026 The Okanagan is like people, currents on top and flowing below. Sometimes there is one, most times there are four. Okanagan life teaches we are more. We're more together when we share. Fruit baskets everywhere, zucchinis longer than my arm. Stained fingernails, and tangled ponytails. A church open fridge. Pickers on the edge. A Thrift Store like fish and two loaves. Okanagan, where our souls grow. You can find rocks

Sermon Dolly Would Traci Hubbard September 20th, 2026 Two thoughts as I drove to church today: If humans evolved from monkeys, did the monkeys who just stayed monkeys watch the humans and decide they were not interested in the evolutionary update? Is it just me or do you also think the seashore was the worst place for Suzie to sell seashells? How many of us remember when people asked, “What would Jesus do?” It’s a good question. Today I want

No Small Moments “Love Rolls On” ©Hubcatstide2026 Sitting on the bank of the Okanagan Diamonds dancing on the water as she flows Trees swaying like lovers on a dance floor School is open, moms are waving as they go Leaves are changing without our permission Pinecones loosening their grip so they can fall The sun is shining cooler than she used to The moon is taking pictures of it all Time, invisible, is always with us Makes me wonder what our hearts are counting on We fra

Sermon: Inherited Hunger Traci Hubbard September 13th, 2026 Judges 2:1-11 When my great granddad went bald, he built a machine to weave himself a wig out of yarn. He then gave it to my granddad, who then gave it to my dad, and one day, it will be mine. It's our family hair loom. There is something every parent discovers sooner or later: children are watching us. They watch what we do, listen to what we say, notice what we get excited about, and they notice the things

Reflection - What is Our Intention?

No Small Moments - September 6, 2026 No Small Moments “Mirror, Mirror” ©Hubcatstide1993 *A song I wrote when my daughters were 9 and 7 I didn’t realize time was passing faster than my heart could know. Nothing in this world is lasting, not even love we try to show. The girls are growing, stretching wings, testing us to find the truth. Who gave them both permission to turn into me and you? Mirror, mirror on the wall have they listened to our hearts at all? Are they followi