Category Archives: Family

Red Sky

Yesterday I made a trip to Saskatoon for the White Coat Ceremony for the 2nd year students at the College of Dentistry.  This is basically a time before they begin treating live patients when they vow to practice their new … Continue reading

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Semi-retirement perks

I was only in the dental office one day this week, only spent one real day at the church plus a few hours here and there.  The rest of the week I have been getting ready. I have been able … Continue reading

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Let the Holidays Begin

I have just uploaded my final paper for the New Testament class I have been taking.  This last assignment was a doozy – an exegesis of Heb.6:1-8.  Now even my computer thinks it is supposed to write in Greek!  I … Continue reading

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Whew!

This week is crammed with stuff to get done.  Half way there.  So far: Sunday – the usual worship practice church and Sunday School class. Monday – Halloween.  Took Nan for his road test and YEAH he got his licence!  … Continue reading

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How can a baby …

get older when I am sure his mother has hardly doubled her age?  It seems strange to think that he is 38 already.  That age even sounds a bit on the old side to me.  But there he is.  Thirty … Continue reading

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Fishing

Massa arrived quite early this morning to help me catch my fish.  I came home from a trip up to the high school giving Nan an extra chance to drive to find Massa already at work draining water from the … Continue reading

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And the Band Plays On

It has been a day.  The Veritas Seminar has been well worth our precious Saturday morning time.  Gerald Froese led us through the process of assessing where we are as a church – Healthy Missional, Stable, Critical Moment, or At … Continue reading

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Finally

I have not dropped off the planet. It just feels as if the planet has dropped on me some days.  This house of mine has been so busy over the summer that I have scarcely had time to keep track … Continue reading

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The End of Vacation

It really is too bad such good things have to come to an end.  Banff was lovely and Leo does make reservations at the classiest hotels – king sized comfort.  Not quite the Fairmont Banff Springs but close enough for … Continue reading

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Partied Out

The party was a success.  Two boys ate cake and opened presents and were happy.  The weather held out long enough for the kids to run around in the yard for awhile.  Long enough for them to make my mosquito … Continue reading

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