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Today I’m having a tough day. I just had a phone call telling me that a woman who goes to our church is in the fight for her life. She is fighting cancer and has been a valiant soldier. My heart breaks as I think about her journey and the thought of not seeing her [...]
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Well friends, we are three weeks from Christmas. It’s hard to believe that we’re already listening to carols, buying gifts and wrapping paper and our ovens seem to be constantly churning out some of our family favourites.
Last week, my mother came to Calgary to teach me how to make her Christmas Cakes. She [...]
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There is a saying that most of you probably know. It goes like this ‘The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Tree’. This saying has become very real to me in the last few weeks through my eldest daughter, Sophia. I recently received an email from her language arts teacher that was titled OMG (Oh [...]
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Well friends today on RealLife Radio we had a panel of mums who have kids ranging from 3-25. We had Tanya who has a 3-year-old boy, Elizabeth who has 4 children ranging in age from 3-10 and Suzie who has Stacey 25, James 20 and Faith 17. The conversation was great and one all mum’s [...]
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Today I turned 41 and my friend, Tony Cosatto, sent me this article written by Regina Brett. Regina wrote this and it became one of her most requested columns. As she headed towards 90 years of age she ‘wisely’ decided to share it again. For that wisdom I am grateful because I love wisdom that [...]
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Okay, so yesterday I found a folded, yellowed letter inside one of my books. It was a list of parenting tips my mother had written for me when I became a mum 16 odd years ago. I’m so glad I found it and even happier that I took heed of many of them. Yes, my mum is [...]
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How many times have those of you, who have their mums present in their worlds, called up or dropped around to ask 101 questions of how to fix something, cook something or make something?
For me, living in a different city, the phone calls are often. They could range from how to make that particular gravy she [...]
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Friends the Holiday Season is right infront of us and we all know what that means… Christmas parties, after work drinks, dropping in to multiple parties in one night partaking in a drink here, a drink there and then sadly, in some cases, back behind the wheel. Please watch this video, share it with your [...]
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Thought of the week…
Saying thank you is easy. I say it hundreds of times a day often carrying neither weight nor effort. For me it could range from thanking someone at work for simply passing the stapler to muttering thank you at the lights when they turn green to sarcastically thanking someone for not letting me into their lane during [...]
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October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. It is also the month when the annual “Run for the Cure” takes place in an effort to raise money for the fight against breast cancer.
I am of course going to be a participant in this year’s event. I feel obligated to participate in the 5 km walk/run [...]
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