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Just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn’t mean he lacks vision. – Stevie Wonder
Complete possession is proved only by giving. All you are unable to give possesses you. – Andre Gide
I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, – [...]
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Perspective is a powerful thing.
Sometimes removing ourselves from our everyday world and our problems and the framework of our thinking can be life changing.
A few years ago we shuffled our little family to the gorgeous Fiji isles for a few years with my husband’s work.
Our youngest started school there and pretty soon we were going [...]
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A girl went off to college and for a long time she didn’t contact her parents. Feeling guilty, she wrote them a letter. This was the letter that she wrote.
Dear Mum and Dad,
Since I left for college, I have been remiss in writing and I’m sorry for my thoughtlessness in not having written before. I’ll [...]
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Sunshine, pink peonies, soft white bunnies and baby chicks. A true Hallmark mother and daughter moment. What? You don’t skip hand in hand along the grassy knoll with your mother? That’s odd, you must be different. Ok, so neither do I, but I am grateful to have a solid relationship with my mum which I [...]
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The title of this article could be read as contradiction in terms…yet just as it is possible to be happy and single, it is also possible to be happy, single and a mum…it’s all about perspective.
With Mother’s Day in the forefront of my mind this week, I have been thinking about mothers that have inspired [...]
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Welcome back Family Room friends. We trust you enjoyed an eggs-traordinary Easter (surely we are allowed one egg pun!) and found our seasonal tips and ideas useful in creating a memorable family event.
This week, we are turning our attention to the world of teenagers and how that looks from both a parent’s and a child’s [...]
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Easter is creeping up on us quickly with the threat of enough chocolate eggs to fill a driveway. It is an exciting time for kids and adults alike with the promise of family gatherings and festivities over the short break.
Not only does this time of year herald the Easter Bunny and his diabetic-inducing treats, but [...]
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I have just moved to Vancouver, Canada, from Sydney, Australia, relocating my entire life basically just for a change. I was single, most of my friends were married, there were no dating prospects on the horizon and I had been in the same job for a decade. It seemed like a good time for a [...]
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Never underestimate the power of a random act of kindness.
Like ripples radiating from a rock thrown onto the smooth surface of a lake, so the effects of a good deed can encourage and inspire others. And, like those ripples, the effect can be much greater and spread much further than you could ever have imagined.
I [...]
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The holidays are now over for the Sohn family. The tree has been taken down, Kenny and Dolly have belted out their last tune for the season, the egg nog is well finished and the Christmas cake has been reduced to crumbs as we fight over the last tasty morsels.
Tomorrow, routine returns to our home [...]
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