Category: love
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33 years and counting
My Love, Thirty-three years — and it still feels like yesterday that we met. Two months from our first date to “I do.” A whirlwind that turned into a lifetime. This gift is a small symbol of what we’ve written together. It shows a story of laughter, courage, and love. This story keeps growing deeper.…
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From Grief to Action: Fight Against Addiction
I dropped a tear in the ocean. The day it is found is the day I will stop missing you. – Unknown It shattered my world when you died. The world as I knew it changed forever in an instant. Tears cascaded down my face as I try to process that your beautiful spirit is…
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Mama – Therese Deranger (1919–2016)
Mama, whose full name was Therese Deranger (née Adams), was born on May 8, 1919, in Old Fort, Alberta. She married young—at the age of 14—and became the matriarch of a large family of sixteen children. She raised us with discipline and strength. She could be as strict as a drill sergeant. Once, my brother…
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Happiness is yours to grab
What Brings Me Happiness I come from a small northern helmet, Fort Chippewa, Alberta. It is the little things that bring me happiness. I am a proud Denesuline (Dene) Happiness to me is when I feel the warmth of these little moments. They fill me with joy. It sparks a sensation akin to tiny butterflies…
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Creating Life
I am posing a blog I wrote ten years ago with edits. Another year slips seductively into oblivion. You can’t stop the passage of time. It is like trying to grasp water with your hands. It simply slips through your fingers. Each day folds seamlessly into another day, and before you realize it, you find yourself…
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Rambling-Rose: An Inspiring Activist and Survivor’s Journey
Rose is providing me with invaluable life lessons by example. We don’t get to see each other often but when we do get together, her stories and laughter sustain me for months, the sub text is we love and support one another. No matter our differences we will always encourage and support each other in a loving…
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Life peppered with Gratitude is a life worth living
Being happy means living your best life and not being afraid that others see it. legends say that hummingbirds float free of time carrying our hopes for love, Joy and celebration. The hummingbird’s delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, and every personal connection has meaning. laughter is life’s sweetest…
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We Don’t Know What We have Until it is Gone
What does it mean to love yourself? To me, it means to have gratitude for my entire body, Yes, even my limitations. When I do a gratitude meditation, I have never felt it was difficult to be grateful for what I have because of the times for short periods when I lost the use of…
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Young and In love in 1992 To 2023
Tomorrow, November 11th, 2023 is our 31st wedding Anniversary. 11/11 at 11 am. It has been a lovely journey. Much has changed. Technology with electric self-driving cars, the internet exploded, we have a son, Andrew, 2 granddaughters. Yesterday we installed a smart home security system that can be operated using our iPhones. What has remained…
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LOVE & FORGIVENESS
The eyes of love see past behavior to acknowledge and recognize a loved one’s true self. Do not judge people by their actions at a time when the person was not at their best. Life is too short to let your ego ruin your days, carrying this heavy burden. I’ve come to accept you…
From the Shores of the Ottawa River 