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Birthday thanks

By on October 12th, 2020

Source: Dominics journey with AML Birthday thanks  Happy birthday Dominic. You would’ve been eight.Today’s birthday falls on the same day as Thanksgiving here in Canada. Our family all wanted us to come join them but we needed a weekend without travel, or surprise parties, or an online auction.We spent some time doing normal things. We ... Read More »

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Community makes the auction

By on September 25th, 2020

Source: Dominics journey with AML Community makes the auction  When we announced the online auction would take place for the sixth year in a row, we figured it would wind up roughly half the size as the previous ones.Are we ever glad to be wrong.In the span of five-and-a-half weeks, we’ve racked up 107 items ... Read More »

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So You’re Unhappy with Alberta’s Public Healthcare System (or What Can I Do to Improve My Experience in the Public Healthcare System?)

By on September 15th, 2020

Source: Mad in the Hat So You’re Unhappy with Alberta’s Public Healthcare System (or What Can I Do to Improve My Experience in the Public Healthcare System?) Public healthcare is often a contentious issue in Alberta – many people are frustrated with non-emergency surgical and diagnostic imaging wait times. But for some reason, there are ... Read More »

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So You’re Unhappy with Alberta’s Public Healthcare System (or What Can I Do to Improve My Experience in the Public Healthcare System?)

By on September 15th, 2020

Source: Mad in the Hat So You’re Unhappy with Alberta’s Public Healthcare System (or What Can I Do to Improve My Experience in the Public Healthcare System?) Public healthcare is often a contentious issue in Alberta – many people are frustrated with non-emergency surgical and diagnostic imaging wait times. But for some reason, there are ... Read More »

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Five years

By on September 3rd, 2020

Source: Dominics journey with AML Five years The world is different but the pain is the same.As other parents share pictures of their youngsters going to school again, we took our daughter to Dominic’s memorial bench, tied five orange balloons to it, then played at the park. Orange is the colour representing leukemia. We’d have ... Read More »

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YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE—The LORD‼️ Not Really An Homily for the Twelfth/Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost—with reference to Ex 3:1-15; Ps 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c; Rom 12:9-21; Mt 16:21-28

By on September 1st, 2020

Source: GENEralities YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE—The LORD‼️ Not Really An Homily for the Twelfth/Thirteenth Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost—with reference to Ex 3:1-15; Ps 105:1-6, 23-26, 45c; Rom 12:9-21; Mt 16:21-28  Which, when all is said and done, is all that needs to be said. Forever and ever. Amen. This is the God whose face cannot ... Read More »

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Thirteen Principles of Living Stonemasonry— What Could Be the Beginnings of An Homily for the Eleventh/Twelvth Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost—if I had to deliver one—with reference to Is 51:1-6; Ps 138; Rom 12:1-8; Mt 16:13-20

By on August 23rd, 2020

Source: GENEralities Thirteen Principles of Living Stonemasonry— What Could Be the Beginnings of An Homily for the Eleventh/Twelvth Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost—if I had to deliver one—with reference to Is 51:1-6; Ps 138; Rom 12:1-8; Mt 16:13-20 Jesus, you are the Christ, the Son of the Living God, just as Peter says. We believe it and declare ... Read More »

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Online auction announcement

By on August 16th, 2020

Source: Dominics journey with AML Online auction announcement Up is down, left is right, cats and dogs might as well be living together, but the one thing you’d think could stay on track this year is our annual #Dominicstrong online auction.And yes. Yes it will*We debated not running an auction. With so many people out ... Read More »

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Second Best—Lord, help me! What Could Be the Beginnings of An Homily for the Tenth/Eleventh Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost—if I had to deliver one—with reference to Genesis 45.1-15, Romans 15.1-2a, 29-32 and Matthew 15.21-28

By on August 16th, 2020

Source: GENEralities Second Best—Lord, help me! What Could Be the Beginnings of An Homily for the Tenth/Eleventh Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost—if I had to deliver one—with reference to Genesis 45.1-15, Romans 15.1-2a, 29-32 and Matthew 15.21-28  Jesus, help us. Show us how you are offering to help us through your living Word today…in The Name of The ... Read More »

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What Are You Doing Here?—a short Homily for the Ninth/Tenth Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost with reference to 1Kings19, Romans10 and Matthew14

By on August 9th, 2020

Source: GENEralities What Are You Doing Here?—a short Homily for the Ninth/Tenth Sunday after Trinity/Pentecost with reference to 1Kings19, Romans10 and Matthew14 Jesus,it’s good to be able to meet with you here in your Father’s house again. Thank you. And thank you for coming to meet with us so faithfully wherever we were over these ... Read More »

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Loaves and Fish for Desolate Places—Some Things The LORD Might Be Saying To Us in Gen 32:22-31; Ps 17:1-7, 16; Rom 9:1-5 and Mt 14:13-21 Today

By on August 2nd, 2020

Source: GENEralities Loaves and Fish for Desolate Places—Some Things The LORD Might Be Saying To Us in Gen 32:22-31; Ps 17:1-7, 16; Rom 9:1-5 and Mt 14:13-21 Today Jesus,having heard of John the Baptist’s unjust execution, and saddened, no doubt, withdrew to “a desolate place by himself” (Mt14.13). Even Jesus needed to do that every ... Read More »

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