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Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.
I've Been Thinking

Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.

My story I remember the days of love and insatiable longing. Longing for motherhood to be mine. To hold a tiny, wee […]

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The way out is the way in – exit plan
Health and Well-Being / I've Been Thinking

The way out is the way in – exit plan

“The way out is the way in.” Barbara Brown Taylor.  “Learning to Walk in the Dark.” Endings can be so hard, painful, […]

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“Do not be afraid” – Big little words
Spirituality

“Do not be afraid” – Big little words

I keep thinking about the words Jesus said to the two Mary’s after His resurrection. Matthew 28:1-10 tells us they to go […]

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Up from the grave He arose!
Spirituality

Up from the grave He arose!

Empty graves Today in church, our Pastor spoke about the need for resurrection in our lives. How the disciples were in self-imposed […]

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Scorched earth and rainstorms
I've Been Thinking

Scorched earth and rainstorms

When disappointment and loss come, where do we turn? Find hope?

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A Psalm for pilgrims
Spirituality

A Psalm for pilgrims

I love Psalm 130. It’s honesty and it’s clarion call to hope. From the depths of despair, O Lord, I call for […]

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Are you weary?
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality

Are you weary?

These are dreary days, and although the sun and warmth have returned to this part of the country, (don’t get me wrong I love […]

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Losing patience: and finding quiet encouragement for your day
I've Been Thinking / Spirituality

Losing patience: and finding quiet encouragement for your day

Oh, pandemic living. These days of living cheek to jowl grow long. And some days feel longer than others – so we […]

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Remembrance – love and loss
I've Been Thinking

Remembrance – love and loss

Today I am thinking of family, of love and of loss. I’ve shared this story before, and I guess I will keep […]

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Mother’s day
I've Been Thinking

Mother’s day

A note on Mother’s day May, 10, 2020 Mother’s day feels so profoundly tender today… many Mother’s cannot meet with their children […]

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Tips for Self-Care for the Chronically Ill
Health and Well-Being
  • February 9, 2019
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  • 9 min
  • 6 years
  • 1,332 word
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Tips for Self-Care for the Chronically Ill

First – you matter! What you are going through is important. Your thoughts and feelings count. Whether you are perfectly well, or […]

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Winter’s Chill – My Favourite Chili Recipe
Health and Well-Being
  • February 5, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 369 words
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Winter’s Chill – My Favourite Chili Recipe

Chili has long been a favourite around our house. We love it so much we’ll make even when it is 35 degrees […]

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Is real change really possible?
Spirituality
  • February 4, 2019
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  • 6 min
  • 6 years
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Is real change really possible?

1 Peter 5: 5b – 7 (Berean Study Bible) says: “And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God […]

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Musings from a Book Lover – The Penderwicks in the Spring
Books and Reading
  • February 2, 2019
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  • 3 min
  • 6 years
  • 351 words
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Musings from a Book Lover – The Penderwicks in the Spring

I have been a long time lover of Children’s Books. There is something about the wonder, the humour, and the pathos in […]

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Continuing the conversation – Bell Let’s Talk
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  • January 31, 2019
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  • 6 min
  • 6 years
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Continuing the conversation – Bell Let’s Talk

The hot breath of fear and panic breathes, my pulse quickens and I wonder if I will burst into tears. I swallow […]

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Anxiety’s Grip – Bell Let’s Talk Day
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  • January 30, 2019
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  • 6 years
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Anxiety’s Grip – Bell Let’s Talk Day

Sometimes, I am falling –  I, like wool unwound and spinning helpless across the floor.  Wishing for change – that change be […]

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Taking Notice
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  • January 22, 2019
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  • 5 min
  • 6 years
  • 646 words
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Taking Notice

Yesterday, I followed a writing prompt: it was fascinating to see what happened as I did the exercise. Check it out.Here is […]

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What is faith?
Spirituality
  • January 21, 2019
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What is faith?

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” Hebrew 11:1 Faith is intangible, it is […]

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How to help a friend with chronic illness
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  • January 9, 2019
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  • 4 min
  • 6 years
  • 567 words
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How to help a friend with chronic illness

1) Don’t doubt the validity of their pain. They are not “faking it.”  People who suffer from a chronic illness do not […]

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Favourite Reads from 2018 (but there could be many more!!!)
Books and Reading
  • January 2, 2019
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  • 10 min
  • 6 years
  • 1,463 word
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Favourite Reads from 2018 (but there could be many more!!!)

Picking your favourite books is akin to choosing your most beloved child, an almost impossible task! I’m not sure I’ve got it right, […]

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  Hope is the thing with feathers, that perches in the soul, and sings the tune without the words, and never stops, at all. - Emily Dickinson  

Mother’s day – filled with hope, love, longing and loss.
The way out is the way in – exit plan
“Do not be afraid” – Big little words
Up from the grave He arose!
Scorched earth and rainstorms
A Psalm for pilgrims
Are you weary?

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