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I write about ordinary days wrapped in a faith that keeps me afloat in a world where storms show up without warning.
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Just a Small Saucer For Me, Please
I’ve had a busy week and finally feel like I can catch my breath—or, more accurately, breathe. Clearing things off my virtual and physical desk helped, as did tidying my office and tending to my overflowing email inbox. (Apologies to those I’ve been tardy in responding to.) This morning, the sun is shining, the washer…
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The Situation On a Snowy Sunday Afternoon
It’s early Sunday afternoon as I write this and it’s been snowing since early yesterday. We’re hunkered down at home and it’s been a delightful opportunity to get lost in a book. I just finished one and am pondering what to dive into next. I’ve been binging on psychological thrillers (this author in particular) for…
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I Hear Voices And See People Who Aren’t Really There
There’s a cast of characters living in my mind and they’ve been there for years. Most of them have names, some rather creative ones, like my old friend Knits McWaller, who came to me in a dream one night. Others, more ordinary: Charlotte, Alene, Sam, Sara, David, Belle, and Iz. I ponder their stories, I…
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I’ve Been Thinking About This Young Woman
I’ve been thinking about this young woman. This photo was taken in 1977 when she was 18-years-old. She thought she had things figured out, but had already chosen to let go of personal dreams and ignore relationship red flags. She would pay a steep price for those decisions, as would those around her and those…
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I Miss My Office
For the past few weeks, I’ve been camped out with my MacBook and assorted piles of paper on a stool at my kitchen counter where I relocated from my woman cave. I have an office. I consider myself blessed to have had a room of my own for most of my adult life. It’s where…
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A Few of My Favourite Things
Thought I’d do something different today, and tell you about a few things that I’m enjoying these days. (Please note that I have no affiliation with any of these companies.) First up, Norwex kitchen cloths. I’ve had an ongoing battle with dishcloths over the years. Gerry washes the supper dishes so my need to use…
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It’s Been Cold
Since we last met, it’s been cold. I mean really cold. This was the temperature on Saturday morning when I got up. The numbers shown are in Celsius—they equate to -31F that feels like -62F. There has been a similar pattern for the past week. We’re finally seeing a “warming trend”. We just got home…
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It’s a Dry Cold
The unseasonable and sometimes record-breaking run of mild weather we’ve been enjoying here in Saskatchewan has come to an end. The forecast for this week is a tad chillier than we’ve grown used to so far this winter. Here’s what it looks like in Celsius: And for those of you who are used to seeing…
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We Found a Guy
We’ve been in the market for a new computer for Gerry. A desktop. Kinda old school, but not. Remember when desktops (or towers, as they were sometimes called) were the only option? I bought my first one back in the 1980s when I was in college learning programming and that workhorse served me for a…
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Welcome 2024
It’s a quiet day around the old homestead as we ease into the first day/week/month of a brand new shiny year. I was up at absurdly early thirty with Molly, who decided that, since she couldn’t stay up to ring in the new year, she’d wake up a few hours after it dawned. I did…
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And That’s A Wrap for 2023
Gerry is watching Jr. hockey on TV in the living room and Molly is sitting on his lap and enjoying a collagen chew. What to do? What do do? I thought of going into my woman cave and reading or writing this blog post or doing some much-needed tidying and organizing, but it’s cold in…
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A Saskatchewan Year
As 2023 winds down, I can’t help but look back with gratitude at the past twelve months living here in Moose Jaw, the fulfillment of a half-century held dream of mine. It wasn’t a perfect year; they never are. There are always tears. Always struggles. Always sorrow. But, if we can come to the end…
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