There is Something About That First Ride.
Do you remember your first roller coaster ride? Do you remember the anticipation and excitement that was soon replaced with utter terror when the car climbed ever so slowly up the first ‘mountain’ and then raced downhill at lightening speed toward a hairpin curve? Like me, did you believe in your heart of hearts that you were about to fly off into outer space? I have a vague memory of my first ride being on the Sunnyside Flyer at the now non-existent Sunnyside Amusement Park on Lake Ontario...
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...
Read MoreVisions 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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