Talking the Talk and Walking the Walk
I read recently that experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you. And I’m reminded of my brother. The other day I had an unusually long conversation with my older brother, Doug. I learned something about him that I never knew before. Doug has been a volunteer for over a year in the cancer ward at the hospital in Windsor. In itself, this is no great feat…there are many who volunteer for countless, mundane tasks in hospitals. But then, my brother is a...
Read More“Come see my bedroom, Nana!”
Change is in my blood, inherited quite honestly from my mother. Moving furniture, repainting bedrooms, changing wallpaper was the norm growing up, and by default, my husband married into it. But that’s okay because change can be good. Hours of planning, hard work and maybe some sore muscles seems rather mote when you stand back and admire the finished product! Why not enjoy change? Why not put the sound of a different drummer into practice? And why not pass it on to your children? Recently,...
Read MoreToday is the Tomorrow I Prayed About Yesterday
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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