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The Paradox of Productivity

Posted on September 5, 2013 by verawrites

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Autumn is “fresh start” time for me – it goes back to my school days. Perhaps it’s the same for you? Work is busy, but I long to do something new and creative. The question is, what? When I read … Continue reading →

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A simple rule

Posted on September 3, 2013 by verawrites

Originally posted on littlegirlstory:
“Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can,…

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Labour Day – to work or not to work?

Posted on September 2, 2013 by verawrites

I’m still grappling with the definition of Labour Day. Does it mean we should work, or abstain from work? While I mull it over, I sit on my balcony enjoying a brunch of soft boiled egg (a double yolk!), cherry … Continue reading →

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Themed Writing Contest: First Kiss

Posted on September 2, 2013 by verawrites

I find it in the darkest corner of the basement, out of sight-out of mind until now, my latest cleaning frenzy. The scuffed cardboard box, thick with dust, has been forgotten in the five years since my move. Probably books … Continue reading →

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Themed Writing Contest: Fashion

Posted on August 30, 2013 by verawrites

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Riding the subway on my morning commute, I play a game to counter the somnambulant effect of the train’s rhythms. I observe my fellow passengers – assessing looks, demeanour, hairstyle, clothing – and try to guess their life story. Single, … Continue reading →

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Armed and Dangerous

Posted on August 29, 2013 by verawrites

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This news item caught my attention – as it did every citizen’s of this large metropolis – and it continues to haunt me. Here are the facts, as we know them: 18 year old brandishes a knife on a streetcar … Continue reading →

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The Liebster Award – My Response

Posted on August 27, 2013 by verawrites

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Hi Everyone, I was recently nominated for the Liebster by lovely fellow blogger Ariffa at hhh4u.  Like her, I am grateful to God for blessing me with the gift of writing and guiding me in ways to share this with … Continue reading →

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Better to light a candle than curse the darkness

Posted on August 24, 2013 by verawrites

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Sometimes I have trouble sleeping, so I’m careful to practise good sleep hygiene. I close the blinds and curtains on my bedroom window, and turn the clock face away from my sightline. My bladder insists I get up to void … Continue reading →

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I made a difference to that one…

Posted on August 22, 2013 by verawrites

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   Reflecting back over my 13+ years of being a true Christ follower, I am grateful to see some of the ways that God has worked through me.  My oldest friend (circa grade 7) was the first person God used … Continue reading →

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Starfish on the beach

Posted on August 20, 2013 by verawrites

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A man is walking along the beach, where hundreds of starfish have washed up after a storm. He watches as a little boy picks one up, carries it to the water and throws it in.   Then he picks up another … Continue reading →

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