Category Archives: Life stories

Looking at aging with the glass half full

Posted on May 11, 2019 by

“If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands …” If everyone were to sing this well-known ditty, which age groups would clap the loudest? 1-5 year olds? 10-20 year olds? 40-50 year olds? 70-80 year olds? If you … Continue reading →

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Planning the biggest party of your life, even if you can’t be there

Posted on May 6, 2019 by

Life provides many opportunities for parties, right? Birthday parties when you’re little. Birthday parties for your kids – one of the most stressful aspects of parenting imaginable in my books. We won’t count all those teen parties that your parents … Continue reading →

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Rivers, floods, and climate change

Posted on April 30, 2019 by

It’s spring. Sometimes known in northern reaches such as ours as mud season. To be clear, spring in these parts usually starts several weeks after March 21, after the winter’s snow has really left. And, if you live near a … Continue reading →

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Cats and dogs, love and humility

Posted on April 28, 2019 by

While cleaning out 20+ years of files in his home office this week, my husband unearthed several treasures, including God’s reason for creating cats. How can that not be worth sharing?! In trying to find the proper attribution I discovered … Continue reading →

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50 women who have inspired me? Let’s try 20.

Posted on April 24, 2019 by

The other day I came across a blog called Some Kind of 50. To be more precise, I came across the most recent post in this blog, entitled ‘50 Women Who Have Inspired me’. I was instantly intrigued by the challenge … Continue reading →

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A virtual tour of snow, lots of beautiful snow

Posted on February 27, 2019 by

There have been a number of blog posts lately lamenting unusual weather patterns.  A blogger in the UK posted a spectacular field of snow drops, but voiced concern that, though stunning, they are blooming too early because of very warm spring … Continue reading →

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When is a credit not really a credit? Just ask Air Canada

Posted on February 10, 2019 by

It’s a sad day when grandparents have to cancel their planned flights to spend Christmas with their kids and grandkids, but that’s what we had to do when we both came down with the cold to end all colds in … Continue reading →

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