Monthly Archives: August 2008

Challenging stories

Jamie tells a couple of stories over at his site.  They are reflections of the life he and his wife have chosen to live.  Stories that come out of their experiences as they share the streets and neighborhood with the … Continue reading

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Makes me wonder

This afternoon I had to run to the closest shopping centre to pick up a bit of stuff for supper.  As I was driving away from the grocery store, two police cruisers passed by in front of me.  Unusual to … Continue reading

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Happy First Birthday

Before Rachelle and Ronin left us for Toronto, we had a birthday celebration.  Both of them had birthdays coming up in August.  Today is the actual Big Birthday Day for Ronin.   Happy Birthday from Grandma!

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Special deals

You’d think I had advertised a 10% off for Christians day at the office.  First 4 patients were definite yeses – if I’d popped the faith question. Seems as if a lot of young people are heading back to Bible … Continue reading

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It is good

It is good to spend time in good conversation over good coffee and a decadent dessert.  That is what I did tonight.  It just is good to find someone -  not from my own church group – that thinks in … Continue reading

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Fun stuff

After work most of our staff headed up to one of the local pubs for wings and drinks.  Now, I usually decline.  It is not easy to just up and leave a starving family at home while head off to … Continue reading

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Back to…

Routines;  we get tired of being stuck in them but when we have been out of them, it sure feels good to get back to them. That is kind of what it feels like around here these days.  It seems … Continue reading

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The problem of evil

This will probably sound like a strange post but… Sometimes adults do things that are so tainted by evil. Running up against these things in people that previously were highly esteemed is hard. It shatters our sense of trust and … Continue reading

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Around Here

Drove to Saskatoon yesterday to meet Patrick and Amanda – returning from their trip to Africa and Europe.  I guess Amanda was very sick while in France, so that part of the trip was not terribly good.  Africa was not … Continue reading

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Last Friday Off

It is great to have a day off – like today.  The sad thing is that this is probably my last Friday off for several months.  In two weeks time, school will have started and I will be back to … Continue reading

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