Saturday Snapshot–Celebration of Community
Waterloo Region Museum, a celebration of community and the many people who make up Waterloo Region The Conestoga Wagon, pulled by horses, brought many people to our community from the … Continue reading →
You Can Be A Hero Again!
Once a month, approximately, I blog over at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian. It’s a place to be inspired and challenged by others. Sometimes you’ll laugh too. We are Canadian writers with a Christian worldview. Today my post is titled, … Continue reading →
What a time to think about spring
The sky is cold and dreary today, but the sun peeks out from those gray clouds every now and then. Light snow fell last evening, thus the need for the snow shovel this morning. My husband cleaned off our driveway … Continue reading →
Liebster Award
My blog has been awarded the Liebster Award by fellow blogger Violet Nesdoly, whose poetry I enjoy reading. She’s a novelist too. The deal with this award is to nominate other deserving blogs as well … Continue reading →
A big step from the Ice Breaker
The beginning of a new year is a good time to reflect on accomplishments and look forward to the next step—the next contest season and a speech for the International speech contest particularly. As I prepare to take a next … Continue reading →
Saturday Snapshots–Memories of a summer wedding
Our eldest daughter was married late August. Here are two photos from that day, one of me … Continue reading →
Learning from our grandmothers
We learn about who we are by exploring the history of our family. Storyteller Dan Yashinksy says in Suddenly There Were Footsteps that he is connected to his ancestors by stories his grandmother brought over from her native country. He … Continue reading →
Saturday Snapshot–Memories
A photo of my sister Mary and I, ready to walk to school. As you can see, we were dressed alike, right down to the … Continue reading →
Canadian Writers Who Are Christian–Turn over a new leaf
Today, the first day in 2013, a new year waiting for you. What are your hopes and dreams and plans? And who is included in those plans? This morning, I posted at Canadian Writers Who Are Christian. Go there and … Continue reading →
Page three of my autobiography
Yesterday I chose my own topic, to commemorate someone I knew. Today I’m going back to the WordPress Daily Prompt, The Early Years: Write page three of your autobiography. Photo: My one-room school was converted to apartments by the time I … Continue reading →