Tag: Faith
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Public and Private Life
My wife, Son and I applied for an extension of our visas today. Coincidentally, today is also the four year anniversary of our marriage. If you had told me on our wedding day that four years hence we would be living in a foreign land, with an infant son in tow, I would have promptly…
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Postcards and Pints
Today is a University holiday here in Hamilton. With the day off and nothing to do, I popped into a local pub to draft a few postcards to family and friends back home. The Abbey is a most agreeable establishment. Sponsored in part by Stella Artois, the Belgian brewing company renown for its premium lager,…
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Thoughts of an Anxious Father
“The people of long ago are not remembered, nor will there be any remembrance of people yet to come by those who come after them.” – Ecclesiastes 1.11 We had our weekly doctor’s appointment today. I’ll do my best not to reveal too much information although this is surprisingly difficult to do when discussing a…
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October Skies
With Baby Clark’s birth so near, today seemed like as good a day as any to give a quick update on life, as opposed to the book reviews I’ve lately been posting. I suppose this is true of any couple, but Gwyn and I have spent much time preparing for our Son’s arrival. We obviously…
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Learning Zen, The Hard Way
Apologies readers for a long delay in posting. I’m glad to say that while I may not have built Pax Plena, and though I may have left it in a somewhat derelict state, the site is, indeed, not dead. My lack of posts can best be summed up as having an over abundance of time.…
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