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How has life been treating you this week? With friends and internet friends suffering with their own health or the health of their kids, in a way I feel guilty that our holiday continues unabated. So what have we been up to, and what have I learned? This last week was New Horizon – a…
I am here, back again, did you miss me? …don’t answer that! As usual, without planing in advance (and I am definitely a planner/list type of person) I have managed to take another bloggy break. The kids have started back to school, and this MAY have something to do with the fact that I have…
I came across this idea to Post the first sentence of your first blog post of each month. You can also add a favorite picture from each month at There’s No Place Like Home. I cheated slightly, as I did not always select the first post each month, but it is the first sentence. So…
Although there are no daffodils blooming in our garden yet, I could not resist the bunches that were for sale in the supermarket yesterday. Now for What I learned this week. I learned on Sunday when you ask kids to write letters to missionary kids in Africa that the boys will write about which football…
I am not sure what the tradition is in other countries, but here advent calenders are an integral part of Christmas. We do have that come out every year some based on the Nativity some Santa based and then there is the one that got away … I regret not purchasing this one last year…
In honour of Fathers Day, I want to share a little bit about two special fathers in my life. Firstly my Dad………a man of faith, compassion, loyalty and love. He is generous to a fault, caring and the best gardener I know. He gives generously of his time and talents in helping others. He frequently…