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A Mid-Winter Adventure

Last weekend we decided to take full advantage of the long Family Day weekend, and do something completely unusual and random.  We realized that our children had not yet seen even one of Canada’s 7 Natural Wonders, so we opted to take them to the closest one: Niagara Falls. After church on Sunday, we piled …

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Some of the Stuff My Momma Taught Me

#1) You’ll understand when you’re 21. #2) Don’t depend on anyone but God, and maybe yourself. #3) There is NO good reason to not go to church.  Unless you’re dead or actively throwing up. #4) If you have a problem with your husband, don’t take it up with him.  Take it up with God. #5) …

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Waiting To Belong

We all want to belong from Focus on the Family Canada on Vimeo.

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True Religion

We had an amazing Christmas. Surrounded by family, enjoying good company, good food and LOTS of gifts, we sang Happy Birthday to Jesus, we sang carols at church, and we had a great time. I’m betting you had a pretty good time too. I wonder what it’s like though, to not have a family to …

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The Caves

“As a child, one has that magical capacity to move among the many eras of the earth; to see the land as an animal does; to experience the sky from the perspective of a flower or a bee; to feel the earth quiver and breathe beneath us; to know a hundred different smells of mud …

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A Moment of Identity: Tikinagan Child

**This was written almost a year after it happened, so my apologies for my faulty memory.   That said, this is the way I remember it … I am late for dinner, having spent far too much time and money searching for right outfit for the following day.  I rush into the dimly light kitchen, breathless …

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The Moment of Impulsivity

I hear their voices as I clean the supper dishes off of the table. They are breathless, excited voices squealing with delight in the backyard. I glance out the window over the sink. Three little pairs of legs run through the grass after Daddy, who is presently in possession of the ball. The littlest one, …

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