Category: Family
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When I was about 13 or 14 years old, I got money for a Christmas or my birthday. I can’t remember why I got the money. So I decided to buy George Michael’s Faith album. I had liked George Michael since his days with Wham! My favorite song when I was my youngest son’s age was…
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It was a Tuesday morning. I had just finished teaching at the middle school and was on the way to Westbrooke Village Elementary School (WBV). I was listening to Mix 107.7. After I turned on Olive Road, I heard the news. At first I thought it was a joke but then I realized it was the…
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Last week, we had a celebration of life for Tanya. A week after her death was what would have been her 39th birthday. We had people visit from all over. Our relatives came in from Pittsburgh, PA. My aunt traveled down from Albany, New York. My youth leader/ father figure and his wife traveled from…
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Have you ever felt God’s presence in your life? With the tragedy of my sister passing, I feel his presence in my life. He has something big planned for me. And even though I have an inkling of what it might be, I don’t know how it’s going to go down. One of my dreams…
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Since my sister passed, I’ve decided I needed to share family stories. When I was a child/ teenager, our family would go to my grandpa’s sister’s house; aka the Farm. We would have potluck dinners with my grandpa’s family. The potluck dinners often had Aunt Janet’s baked goods, white salad, deviled and a tray of…
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My sister died unexpectedly on Sunday the 28th of August. I have been asked to give the memorial or remembrance about her at her simple graveside funeral. My mother-in-law suggested I write it as a letter. Dearest Tanya, It’s with such sadness that I’m writing this letter to you. You are now in Heaven shining…
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Here are the pics from our eats from our Spring Break trip to Canada. All these pictures are taken on my DSLR camera. I’ve posted some links to various restaurants and descriptions of the various foods. Those are in red. Poutine – Hubby was all about trying poutine while we were up in Canada. If…
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My family and I recently went on a road trip to Niagara Falls and Toronto during our Spring Break. We tried new foods while there. I tried to take pictures of some of the foods so I could share it with my readers.
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As I said yesterday, Grandma would have turned 88 if she was still alive. I lived with her from age 10 until I moved out when I was 21. Except for the four months I was in Walt Disney World at 20.
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Do you have any Christmas traditions? My family has a few traditions that we do every year. First of all, we celebrate St. Nicholas Day on December 6. The boys put out their shoes for small treats. This year though, I forgot to get them, so I was at the mall getting them gifts. They…
