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I Heart Canadians! Redux
I was going to tell you both “I <3 Canadians!” stories yesterday, but that post just got too long. Plus, this story really deserved its own post. Long after the lumberjack’s Timbits were gone (they...
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The Parent’s Curse
It was weird reading all about Thanksgiving on Facebook. I had thought I’d spend the day feeling sorry for myself because I’m so far from friends and family, but it just didn’t feel like Thanksgiving....
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“You Don’t Have to Worry.”
I think the world (or whoever’s in charge) is trying to tell me something. I was reading Facebook this morning, and the first thing I read was a post by the incomparable Kathryn Magendie. It said, All...
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Looking at the Doughnut, Part 1
My friend Jim told me, in a comment to my last post, that it’s time to start looking at the doughnut instead of the hole. Actually, his comment was much more than that — validation, hope, faith, and...
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Looking at the Doughnut, Part 2
Earlier this week, I wrote about focusing on the doughnut rather than the hole, listing all the things I love about Alberta. But it got too long (yeah, I know — no surprise there!). So … this is a...
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Looking at the Doughnut, Part 3
ACK! I just realized I never posted this. At the nudging of my friend Jim, I started writing about the doughnut rather than the hole — that is, focusing on what is good about my life here in Alberta....
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No Disabled Person Is An Island
I sit in my kitchen by the window, watching a blustery wind blow dying leaves from the trees, but what I feel is warmth — and a deep gratitude. I’ve just come from the annual fundraising breakfast to...
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A Love Letter to My Ex
Dear Sir, Today is Valentine’s Day, and I am filled with warmth, love, and gratitude for the man you are. I am so grateful you are a man of integrity, a noble man, a Christ-like man. You have always...
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Hotter Than Hades
Yesterday, I found myself face to face with an angel. I’m traveling around the western US while Mars holds down the fort at home, and I’m on the tail end of the trip. Before I left, I took my car in...
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