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Who Doesn’t Love Lilacs?

Posted on May 9, 2024February 25, 2026 by Linda

The rain has (finally) given way to blue skies and sunshine. I’m not begrudging our run of wet weather but was starting to feel as if we were living in western Washington again instead of sunny Saskatchewan. We really needed the rain but I’m ready to move on and enjoy a good long season of…

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Pour Into Our Hearts Such Love

Posted on May 5, 2024February 25, 2026 by Linda

Pour into our hearts such love toward you . . . This has been my prayer for a long time. Help me to know Jesus—not just know about him—but know him. Help me to love you by loving Jesus. Not so much sad to obtain “riches beyond imagination” and “promises which exceed all that we…

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Harvesting Organs

Posted on May 4, 2024February 25, 2026 by Linda

No, not those kinds of organs. Not fully intact organs either. Gerry was in Regina all day yesterday, and is heading back again today, with a few folks from our church to salvage pieces of a pipe organ which is the same type as the one at St. Aidan, the church we attend here in…

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Welcome May

Posted on May 1, 2024February 25, 2026 by Linda

It stopped me in my tracks. We’ve all heard or read that phrase so often that it’s become cliché., but this morning, I did it. Literally. Molly and I got up at our usual time, around 4:30 a.m. I brewed a cup of tea, and we settled into the wing chair in my office for…

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Moving In

Posted on April 30, 2024February 25, 2026 by Linda

Well, I’m home. Tiptoeing around, opening doors, looking in closets, and generally scoping out the new place. There’s still a few boxes to unpack and, as it is with every move, I ‘m afraid I. may have misplaced a few things—like some of you. I’m not certain, but time will tell. I had challenges getting…

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I’m Losing Control

Posted on April 27, 2024February 25, 2026 by Linda

The word I chose as a guide for 2024 is SIMPLIFY so, when it was time to renew my web hosting for this online space I considered it through that lens. It made my decision to switch from self hosting to managed hosting an easy one. (I realize this may make no sense to you,…

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Hi, I’m Linda Hoye. Welcome! I live in Saskatchewan, Canada with my husband and our Yorkie, Molly. Retired from my corporate career, I appreciate having time and opportunity to fill my days with things that nourish my soul and spirit like writing. watercolour painting, reading, gardening, and blogging about the simple joys of every day. I’ve been blogging since 2008, starting fresh here in 2022 when we moved home to Saskatchewan. May this space be a sanctuary in a very noisy world. 😊

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