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Blogging: Is It Really Necessary?

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Better is Possible

I like blogging. I like writing about life from my perspective. I find it helpful, dare I say, somewhat healing. Yet, I am keenly aware that ‘some people’ think that blogging is narcissistic. Yes, I’ve been told that. And yes, … Continue reading →

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Faith of My Grandmas

Posted on December 21, 2022 by Better is Possible

My childhood/early adult memories of Christmas are centred around family, in particular my Omie and Oma. They serve as a reminder that I have strength in my DNA. My paternal grandmother, Else Nikolai (Oma) travelled with 3 of her sons … Continue reading →

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The Advent of My New Christmas

Posted on December 4, 2022 by Better is Possible

Every day I wake up thinking…today is the day. Today I will decorate for Christmas. And then, I don’t. I won’t. I can’t. Tim and Cambria using up a Chapters Gift Card. Dec 2021 Our last Christmas with Tim. Baking … Continue reading →

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To Love Is to Grieve

Posted on November 15, 2022 by Better is Possible

January 27, 2020. The day my son, Timothy John Osborne, called to give us the news of his stage 4 colorectal cancer, metastasized to his liver, diagnosis. That story is here: My Son Has Cancer Timothy John Osborne September 15, … Continue reading →

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The Thing About Opening the Can

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Better is Possible

She’s here! GG, Grandma, Mom, has arrived. And she’s staying. For three months. At least that’s the plan. The seal on the proverbial can is broken. Mom and I, like many mother-daughters, have a complex relationship. Mom loves my brothers, … Continue reading →

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Joy and Sorrow

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Better is Possible

Joy and Sorrow: side-by- side, interwoven, enmeshed. Each important. Each deserving of attention. One, more demanding. To experience both is to wonder at life beyond myself. To embrace both makes me more fully human. Today I sing a broken Hallelujah … Continue reading →

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Just How Narrow is That Door?

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Better is Possible

As I approach my third year of retirement, or more like semi-retirement I’m still looking for balance. Every so often, I find it. It is comfort, peace, happy, joy…it is good! But then, world events, family messiness, and the never-ending … Continue reading →

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An Open Letter to My Kids

Posted on March 15, 2016 by Better is Possible

To my beloved children (TLC): Yesterday Derek (my in law in training ;)) posted this on Facebook: I agree with Derek, I love THIS. I love that Noah is in a daycare that celebrates diversity. “It is important to teach … Continue reading →

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From My Heart

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Better is Possible

My heart is too small. It wants to carry everything. From the joy of grandchildren to the wrenching sadness of people displaced from their homelands; extremes that weave through my heart on a daily-sometimes hourly basis. Joy alongside angst, how is that … Continue reading →

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Close Your Eyes; What Do You See?

Posted on January 17, 2016 by Better is Possible

It’s curious that as I’ve aged I’ve become more of who I was as a child. Before my friends and family chime in with a resounding, ‘grow up’, let me explain. One of my deep abiding memories, more explicit than … Continue reading →

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