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Giving Back Because of Thanks
When my mom died I "inherited" boxes and boxes of black and white photos. Many of them showed soldiers in uniform with their arms around her. I really don't know...
Giving Back Because of Thanks
When my mom died I "inherited" boxes and boxes of black and white photos. Many of them showed soldiers in uniform with their arms around her. I really don't know...
Our Heritage
Even though there are a variety of names in Canada for the first Monday of August, most areas of the country observe it as a public holiday. In Alberta we...
Our Heritage
Even though there are a variety of names in Canada for the first Monday of August, most areas of the country observe it as a public holiday. In Alberta we...
Stand On Guard
When I was a child, we were taught about patriotism. Every morning at school we would stand erect facing the flag at the front of the room while singing O...
Stand On Guard
When I was a child, we were taught about patriotism. Every morning at school we would stand erect facing the flag at the front of the room while singing O...
How to Succeed in Life and the New Year
I have seen more than 8,000 clients over the years that I have been in Medicine Hat. The other day I was thinking about what I would tell every single...
How to Succeed in Life and the New Year
I have seen more than 8,000 clients over the years that I have been in Medicine Hat. The other day I was thinking about what I would tell every single...
Create Christmas Spirit
I have learned so much from my family, friends and clients over the years. Many of them have had very good reasons to feel sorry for themselves or bemoan their...
Create Christmas Spirit
I have learned so much from my family, friends and clients over the years. Many of them have had very good reasons to feel sorry for themselves or bemoan their...
A Movie Christmas
With all of the available technology today, it is very easy to binge on watching Christmas movies. In fact, some channels are bragging about how many new Christmas movies that...
A Movie Christmas
With all of the available technology today, it is very easy to binge on watching Christmas movies. In fact, some channels are bragging about how many new Christmas movies that...
Why Christmas?
So there are only a few sleeps to go until December 25th. Many of us have areas in our homes that are infiltrated with shiny packages holding large-screen televisions, new...
Why Christmas?
So there are only a few sleeps to go until December 25th. Many of us have areas in our homes that are infiltrated with shiny packages holding large-screen televisions, new...
Are You Truly Free?
The Oxford Living Dictionary defines freedom as: "The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved". As we near Remembrance Day we often think about military members who risked their own...
Are You Truly Free?
The Oxford Living Dictionary defines freedom as: "The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved". As we near Remembrance Day we often think about military members who risked their own...
Blessings at Thanksgiving
It can be very deceiving to think that we need to have a large bank account and fulfillment of all our hopes and dreams in order to be thankful. The...
Blessings at Thanksgiving
It can be very deceiving to think that we need to have a large bank account and fulfillment of all our hopes and dreams in order to be thankful. The...
O Canada
This year I will be celebrating Canada Day in the Maritimes. Air Canada had a wonderful Mother's Day Seat Sale and I just couldn't resist! Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is...
O Canada
This year I will be celebrating Canada Day in the Maritimes. Air Canada had a wonderful Mother's Day Seat Sale and I just couldn't resist! Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island is...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...