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Easter Blessings
We are all standing on the threshold of one of the most recognized Christian celebrations of the year. For some people, Easter is merely a long weekend. Schools, on the...
Easter Blessings
We are all standing on the threshold of one of the most recognized Christian celebrations of the year. For some people, Easter is merely a long weekend. Schools, on the...
Integrity Vs Despair
My uncle was a judge of the Queen's Bench of Canada. I remember how upset he was when he was told that he had to retire by his 75th birthday....
Integrity Vs Despair
My uncle was a judge of the Queen's Bench of Canada. I remember how upset he was when he was told that he had to retire by his 75th birthday....
How to Mess Up Your Children
So often adults use the adage "Do as I say - not as I do" and then wonder why their children have problems while growing up and when they become...
How to Mess Up Your Children
So often adults use the adage "Do as I say - not as I do" and then wonder why their children have problems while growing up and when they become...
The Family Orange
I love looking at the fresh produce at the grocery store. Often I have been enticed by large, beautiful oranges and then am disappointed to find that what I have...
The Family Orange
I love looking at the fresh produce at the grocery store. Often I have been enticed by large, beautiful oranges and then am disappointed to find that what I have...
Life Is Choices - Choose Thanksgiving
It is so easy to focus on all the things that go wrong in a day or in life. Fall is a season that reminds us to focus on the...
Life Is Choices - Choose Thanksgiving
It is so easy to focus on all the things that go wrong in a day or in life. Fall is a season that reminds us to focus on the...
How to Remember - November 11th
Memory is an interesting faculty of human life. Often I hear clients express concern about not being able to remember everything or recognizing that their memory isn't working as well...
How to Remember - November 11th
Memory is an interesting faculty of human life. Often I hear clients express concern about not being able to remember everything or recognizing that their memory isn't working as well...
O Christmas Tree
I happened to go into a large retail store recently and was absolutely shocked by the extremely long wall that was stocked from floor to ceiling with artificial Christmas trees....
O Christmas Tree
I happened to go into a large retail store recently and was absolutely shocked by the extremely long wall that was stocked from floor to ceiling with artificial Christmas trees....
Life Is Not A Movie
Younger people are shocked when they find out that I was born in the era of "pre-television". I remember the first day that we got the big box that only...
Life Is Not A Movie
Younger people are shocked when they find out that I was born in the era of "pre-television". I remember the first day that we got the big box that only...
A New Year
I had a lot of company over the Christmas holidays. Some were here just to open gifts. Some came to share a meal and others were here for a few...
A New Year
I had a lot of company over the Christmas holidays. Some were here just to open gifts. Some came to share a meal and others were here for a few...
Wisdom for all Time
So often circumstances bring us distress and the urge to do whatever we can to fix the problems that are bothersome. We think that if we just try harder or...
Wisdom for all Time
So often circumstances bring us distress and the urge to do whatever we can to fix the problems that are bothersome. We think that if we just try harder or...
Life Is Short! Act Now
This week my twelve-year-old granddaughter received horrible news. For the second time in a matter of weeks a grandfather has died. Her paternal grandfather had heart surgery about a year...
Life Is Short! Act Now
This week my twelve-year-old granddaughter received horrible news. For the second time in a matter of weeks a grandfather has died. Her paternal grandfather had heart surgery about a year...
Labour Day Thoughts
My mother had limited options when it came to choosing a career. She could be a nurse, a nun or a teacher. She wasn't Catholic and didn't think she could...
Labour Day Thoughts
My mother had limited options when it came to choosing a career. She could be a nurse, a nun or a teacher. She wasn't Catholic and didn't think she could...
Special Occasions
Every day of one's life is important but there are four that I believe have particular significance. 1. Birth - On the day you are born, your whole family tree...
Special Occasions
Every day of one's life is important but there are four that I believe have particular significance. 1. Birth - On the day you are born, your whole family tree...
Celebrate!
The first Monday in August offers a long weekend to many Canadians. Each province, however, has adopted a different name for the civic holiday. We hear it called Saskatchewan Day,...
Celebrate!
The first Monday in August offers a long weekend to many Canadians. Each province, however, has adopted a different name for the civic holiday. We hear it called Saskatchewan Day,...
Influence: Parenting and Grandparenting
We had three graduations in our family this year, so spring was busy! Andrew turned eighteen in May and graduated from grade twelve in June. I was surprised to watch...
Influence: Parenting and Grandparenting
We had three graduations in our family this year, so spring was busy! Andrew turned eighteen in May and graduated from grade twelve in June. I was surprised to watch...
Idaho Bound
While you are reading this, I will be in the mountains of Idaho. (At least that's the plan). As you likely know already, I have a strong interest in genealogy....
Idaho Bound
While you are reading this, I will be in the mountains of Idaho. (At least that's the plan). As you likely know already, I have a strong interest in genealogy....
Different Types of Mothers
When I was a child we would wear an artificial carnation to church on Mother's Day. Red or pink meant that one's mother was alive whereas white indicated that the...
Different Types of Mothers
When I was a child we would wear an artificial carnation to church on Mother's Day. Red or pink meant that one's mother was alive whereas white indicated that the...
Royalty: Victoria Day and Queen Elizabeth II
This year Victoria Day is scheduled for May 22. Although the holiday was named for Queen Victoria, it is her granddaughter Queen Elizabeth who is now honoured on that date....
Royalty: Victoria Day and Queen Elizabeth II
This year Victoria Day is scheduled for May 22. Although the holiday was named for Queen Victoria, it is her granddaughter Queen Elizabeth who is now honoured on that date....
Fads and Fashion
Do any of you remember party lines or eight-tracks or home milk delivery by a horse and wagon? All those things were part of everyday life forty or fifty years...
Fads and Fashion
Do any of you remember party lines or eight-tracks or home milk delivery by a horse and wagon? All those things were part of everyday life forty or fifty years...
A New Month
I always like starting a new month. Each offers four weeks of interesting opportunities that are just waiting for your involvement. April is even more exciting than most months for...
A New Month
I always like starting a new month. Each offers four weeks of interesting opportunities that are just waiting for your involvement. April is even more exciting than most months for...