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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

A simple prayer for the New Year

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As we stand on the edge of a New Year, we thank you for the old one with all its hopes and dreams, its joys and struggles, its loves, ...
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Sunday, December 29, 2013

Venite exultemus Domino

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Being stuck at home with the flu, I've had a little more time on my hands than expected. So here's a gorgeous Taizé chant for the fe...
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Friday, December 20, 2013

Merry Christmas!

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This busy time of year became busier when my Aunt Sis (not of the record-breaking family) passed away yesterday. She was a beautiful per...
Thursday, December 19, 2013

Three Kings

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I love Christmas pageants. Our L'Arche Edmonton pageant this week was a delight, with music, joy, and the excitement of the community su...
Tuesday, December 17, 2013

A Christmas (Epiphany) short story for you

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In the spirit of the beloved Christmas special rerun, I'm reposting this Christmas (Epiphany) short story. May it inspire its readers ...
Sunday, December 15, 2013

N'kosi Sikelel'iAfrika

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This Sunday, I'm praying for South Africa. Like everyone else, I've been watching the coverage of Nelson Mandela's passing, and ...
Thursday, December 12, 2013

A record-breaking family

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How many people do you know who have a family that belongs in The Guiness Book of World Records ? One, maybe, if you know me! (Dozens, if yo...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Simple Suggestion #189 ... Give a gift that makes a difference

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What do you want for Christmas this year? Is it something you really need? I could use some new oven mitts -- but if I'm totally honest,...
Sunday, December 8, 2013

Within our darkest night You kindle a fire that never dies away

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It's already the second Sunday of Advent, and tonight we'll be having our Advent Taize Prayer at 7 p.m. in Holyrood Mennonite Church...
Saturday, December 7, 2013

What -30 C (-22 F) with a ten degree windchill (-40 C or -40 F) looks like

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For my readers from warmer climes --  this is what my computer is telling me  about outside conditions this morning: And here...
Friday, December 6, 2013

Simple Suggestion #141 (revisited)... Join a Simplicity Study Circle

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Yippee! Here we go again! My Master Composter/Recycler friend, Super Su, also known as @redworm_mama on Twitter, has invited me to facilitat...
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Thursday, December 5, 2013

2014 Taizé Prayer in Edmonton

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Taizé Prayer is, quite simply, a wonderful thing. Christians from different denominations gather to sing beautiful, multi-layered music...
Tuesday, December 3, 2013

A special day for Persons with Disabilities

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Today is a day I love to celebrate -- the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. If you know people with intellectual disabilities,...
Monday, December 2, 2013

You're invited to the best little Christmas pageant...

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Once again, L'Arche Edmonton will be performing its Annual Christmas Pageant, and everyone is invited to come and participate. Of all th...
Sunday, December 1, 2013

More gratitude on a Sunday

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This is absolutely beautiful... sharing "the gift to realize that everything is a gift." Be sure to watch right to the end... Happ...
Thursday, November 28, 2013

Clothing room update -- another great reuse centre

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The clothing room at the Distribution Centre for the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (the small chapel on the corner of 108th Avenue and 109t...
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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Simple Suggestion #188... Live within your needs (Buy Nothing Day 2013)

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Do you remember Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos' wife Imelda, the woman with 3,000+ pairs of shoes? No? I guess I'm really dati...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

Something to make you smile on a Monday

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Like the rest of Rider nation, I'm a happy girl this morning. 45-23 was the final score in front of a hometown crowd, and I suspect t...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

Balance on a Sunday

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Today will be a day full of fun... the Saskatchewan Roughriders, my favourite team from the Canadian Football League, are playing in the Gre...
Thursday, November 21, 2013

Simple Suggestion #187... Take your travel mug

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Sometimes I wonder if some people think of their paper coffee cups as a status symbol -- like it somehow makes them feel "cooler than a...
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