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Change is Good
Is your life today what you pictured a year ago? My life is nothing like I pictured a year ago. My faith has grown. I’m a better person now than I was last year. I have changed in so many ways and I feel an incredible peace. I never imagined that this would be my Continue reading
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My travel dream
What cities do you want to visit? I would love to visit Jerusalem and the Holy sites where Our Lord walked. Our course, most of all the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. It would be wonderful to go to England and see where my family once lived before emigrating to Canada. And more realistically to Continue reading
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Losing A Service Dog
Losing a service dog is one of the greatest losses I’ve ever known. I’ve lost my Grandma, my Mum, and my Dad all within 6 years of each other. I’ve lost more friends in the past 10 years than I want to even try to count. Losing a service dog who was by my side Continue reading
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Honest
Tell us one thing you hope people say about you. I hope that when people think of me or speak of me, the one thing they can say is that I’m honest. If there is one other thing they could say, I hope it would be that I live a good Christian life. Continue reading
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Speaking in public
Given a speech? When I graduated university for the first time, I was valedictorian. I had already had experience speaking to crowds. I was a presenter at several conferences during my university years. I had also been interviewed twice by CNN. I’ve never been one to shy away from new experiences. Speaking in public has Continue reading
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Riding the trails
What are your favorite physical activities or exercises? As a incomplete quadriplegic and living with SJIA, exercise is very difficult. I do enjoy going out to the trails and walking along the river bank. When I had Dayton with me we often enjoyed the nice cool breeze and the shade of the trees along the Continue reading
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Grieving
What could you do less of? If there was anything in the world I could do less of, it’s grieving. Over the past 11 years, I’ve lost 2 service dogs, my grandma, my Mum and my Dad. In addition to those losses, I have lost 3 of my closest friends (all three were friends of Continue reading
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Looking Back
What positive events have taken place in your life over the past year? This year has had its ups and downs. But for the most part, I have to say it was a good year. My second granddaughter was born this year. I’m filled with joy when I see my family. I’m so proud of Continue reading
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Black bears
Do you ever see wild animals? The summer before I left for university, my parents decided to rent a cottage for the week about 6 hours north of our city. The first night we were there, my Mum heard a noise outside the cottage so my Dad went out to investigate. He saw two black Continue reading
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Skunks
Do you ever see wild animals? I live in an area where seeing skunks, raccoons, squirrels, chipmunks, etc is a common occurrence. However, skunks are not my friends. 😊 I recall a whole family of skunks that used to visit our backyard when I was a teenager. Happily, we were all inside by the time Continue reading
