SHARING and CARING…it’s what LIFE is all about!

Posts by Ruth Waring

Coffee is a Pleasure, Friends are a Treasure

Posted by on Jul 17, 2012 in Blog, Books, Friends | 3 comments

Coffee is a Pleasure, Friends are a Treasure

Coffee is a pleasure. Friends are a treasure…Sorry, you mocha lovers…but I don’t like coffee! However, I do treasure my friends! This past weekend, Doug and I experienced the incredible joy of discovering new friends, including two of the most caring and loving people I have met in a very long time. John and Chris opened their home and not only offered us indescribable hospitality, but a friendship that made me wish I had met them years sooner! Chris hosts a book club in Kincardine,...

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Today is the Tomorrow I Prayed About Yesterday

Posted by on Jul 10, 2012 in Blog, Family, Memories | 2 comments

Today is the ‘tomorrow’ I prayed about, planned for and looked forward to yesterday. As I often do, I quietly chanted a little verse from Psalm 118:24: “This is the day the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” And so I rejoice…for countless reasons; but today, one particular one stands out among the rest: Forty-five years ago, I became a mother when our first son was born and seventeen years ago, I became ‘Nana’ when our daughter had her son. As I look back on my...

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Visions of Yesterday Danced in My Head

Posted by on Jul 7, 2012 in Blog, Memories | 0 comments

Visions of Yesterday Danced in My Head

Memories have their place in our lives. Safely tucked away, they are very much a part of who we are. On May 12th, I went back in time…to a place where my childhood revolved around my neighbourhood friends and my school. I had waited for over a year to attend my public school’s 100th anniversary celebration! McMurrichPublic School, one hundred years old! Can you believe that? Did I travel down the road of yesterday? Most definitely! Did memories flood my brain when, “Do you remember…”...

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