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Resplendent in red and white.  Bedecked with smiles, friends, sunscreen, water bottles and cameras, we gathered on the side of Citadel Hill for the 2011 International Tattoo Canada Day Parade. Everyone was looking forward to the entertainment.  Dancers and bands, acrobats and animals: we all enjoy a good parade. As we waited with the multitudes,…

            Law… During the Lord’s Supper or Communion, it is most common to hear Luke 22:19, “Do this in remembrance of Me.” As a mother, it is a regular occurrence for me to say, “Do this” or “Do that”. My children, especially in the younger years, would often respond, “Why?” According to many cartoons, my…

“I’ve traveled about a bit in my time And of troubles I’ve seen a few But found it better in every  clime To paddle my own canoe. “My wants are few.  I care not at all If my debts are paid when due I drive away strife in the ocean of life While I paddle…

I don’t know about everyone else but there are times when I seem to have a fuzzy brain. Usually it is a result of overcommitment, lack of sleep and middle-aged estrogen. Last night, I stood in the kitchen door flicking the light switch, trying to turn off the kitchen light. The problem was that I…

As my girls scurry around, packing for an upcoming conference, I am making thank you notes. I remember, as a little girl, on Christmases and birthdays, before I went to bed at night, a thank you note would be penned to each and every person who took the time to invest in me. As a…

I arrived at the airport in plenty of time for my flight… 90 minutes early.  I had checked in online so all I needed to do was drop off my bags and I would be on my way. I took my time in the airport, wandering through the shops and people watching.  Forty minutes before…