You ever wonder what it would be like to live 1000 years? I do. There are some draw backs to be sure, but would they be enough to change my mind? I would out-live everyone I love. I would need to learn new technologies as they develop. I would likely need to learn new languages…
Read More To Live a Thousand YearsNot all women realize they are pregnant for the first few months. I know that’s hard to believe, but it’s true. After my older sister was born, my mother did not experience her “monthly cycle”. Back in those days that sort of information was personal and frankly, it wasn’t something talked about. With the amount…
Read More Why Nutrition is so Important During PregnancyThis morning, my two-year-old granddaughter was expressing a lot of frustration. She’s a sweetheart of a baby, but last week she was sick and as a consequence was given copious amounts of comfort. Now that she’s better, she has it in her head that being grumpy and whiny will get her what she wants. Enter…
Read More Watching an Angelic Mother at WorkYesterday, I was bummed out when I learned from the Doctor that my year and a half of daily pain was my new norm. Yep, seems medication is to become my daily friend to help cope with hurt. However, just when life looks like it isn’t gonna get worse, the light at the end of…
Read More Broken, But Not DefeatedFor decades the battle has been raging between Pro- Life and Pro- Choice. Unfortunately, the real story has never been told. Why? As I understand the definitions, “Pro-Life” refers to the sanctity and sacredness of life. That from conception a fetus that is viable is a living human being and has the right to birth.…
Read More Pro-Choice, The Rest of the StoryIn Canada where I live, we have for many decades encouraged immigration as we have the second largest nation in the world with a very low population density. I know the First Nations people don’t always appreciate newcomers, but they also realize that in order to prosper, it is more efficient to welcome technology, resources…
Read More Peace in Cultural DiversityWhen my youngest son was just walking, he decided to test me one day. I was raised in a time when the words “Don’t Touch” meant there would be consequences to anyone who did not respect the order. Computers and stereo equipment, expensive electronics in those days, were high up on the list. Little children…
Read More Children Seek Approval, Not PunishmentOn December 31, 2018 I was having a particularly difficult time at work. As you may or may not know, I labor with an injury that has been relentless for the past year and a half. Monday I was particularly vulnerable. The last thing I want to be is unpleasant, especially to the people I…
Read More You Can Be An AngelEach year hundreds of millions of people decide they need changes in their lives. What better time to start than New Year’s Day. The problem is, most of these well-intentioned desires are doomed for failure. Not because they are ill-conceived or wrong minded, they are overwhelming. I was asked one time: “How do you eat…
Read More Sabotaging New Years and Other Resolutions“Well done. Have you had any comment on your piece? Christmas seems a perfect time of year to take stock of our own situation. Actually an every day assessment would be best. At the end of the day one should stand before a mirror and, in all consciousness, judge themselves — “Today I have not,…
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