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The Other “C” Word

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The Big “C” Everybody worries about getting cancer – don’t you? Some folks are convinced it’s a matter of when, not if. They wonder – what kind will I get? Will I recover? If it’s fatal, how much time will … Continue reading

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ONE SOLITARY LIFE

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JESUS He was born in an obscure village The child of a peasant woman He grew up in another obscure village Where he worked in a carpenter shop Until he was thirty. Then for 3 years, he was an itinerant … Continue reading

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Holding in the Storm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7RKiabgFCc It was a glorious autumn day – crisp and bright. Blue skies brushed with flame-coloured leaves and thick pine boughs. My friends and I drove to the small town west of us for their weekly Sunday afternoon visit with … Continue reading

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The person I admire most

Sandy hair, neat-trim beard Sparkling blue-gray eyes Sexy Aussie baritone An irresistible smile.   Honourable husband Devoted dad Loving son to parents Kind compassionate friend.   Successful motivational speaker Man of deep abiding Faith Accomplishments Vast in scope Exceed his … Continue reading

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Mayfly

Sometimes I wish I was A mayfly… To live a lifetime In just One Day. Be born Live Love And die. A mayfly needs No school No work No stuff It merely Sees Breathes Flies Eats Loves Lives And dies. … Continue reading

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The tyranny of time: watch it!

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Every workday morning it’s the same mad rush to get out of the house. I’ll admit, it’s my slow start (whoever invented the snooze button should be shot!) that leads to the snowball effect of rush-rush go-go. Most of my … Continue reading

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7 Things Every Writer Must Know to Thrive and Survive

I enjoy Twitter – I get exposed to some helpful information, inspirational quotes and links to great websites and blogs. Cathy Ostapchuk tweeted about this post by Kurt Bubna. It was a “word in due season” for me, so I … Continue reading

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And the Oscar goes to… SHH! Don’t tell me!

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This weekend when my bronchitis flared up I resumed the role of invalid – with relish. In addition to eating soup, drinking tea, played Word Find puzzles, reading a novel and napping, I indulged my favourite addiction: watching TV. Saturday … Continue reading

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My muse has been on sick leave…

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  Every 4-5 years, I get sick. Very sick. Like, a week in bed sick. And last week was ‘it’. I missed 2.5 days of work then spent most of a 4-day weekend lying around the house. Who was it … Continue reading

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It’s Not About You

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Hi I’m Vera, and I’m a list lover. Yup. Totally addicted… to making them, following them, ticking items off of them. There’s no shame, is there, in being a list lover? Lists are helpful. Making a list is a tidy … Continue reading

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