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23 Dec

Change of plans

Change of plans

Work is love made visible. Khalil Gibran “I’ve got chicken pox!!!!!” announced my 15 year old nephew, Stefan, on his Facebook status. As I read these words …

 
By Marica
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24 Jul

327 – Returning home

327 – Returning home

Every single person has capabilities, abilities and gifts. Living a good life depends on whether those capabilities can be used, abilities expressed and gifts given. …

 
By Lynsey
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06 Jul

309 – The chain, unbroken

309 – The chain, unbroken

I’m feeling a bit sad tonight. After a great weekend, and an ok day at work, I come home and find some words that left …

 
By Lynsey
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21 Jan

143 – Holes in your stockings

143 – Holes in your stockings

My sister, Diana, and her husband, Miro, wanted me to come up to Auckland to be with them when they got the pathology results following …

 
By Marica
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19 Jan

141 – Under the knife

141 – Under the knife

Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the Culprit – Life! – Emily Dickinson For 28 days my family has been counting …

 
By Marica
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02 Jan

124- Natural defenses

124- Natural defenses

These days I’m spending a lot of time thinking about, and being with, my sister as she comes to terms with the fact that she …

 
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22 Dec

113 – In need of maintenance

113 – In need of maintenance

Some days we wish time away so that the day will end quickly. We want to forget these days and all that happens during them. …

 
By Marica
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17 Nov

078 – The Joy of Rhubarb

078 – The Joy of Rhubarb

Rhubarb. I’ve always loved it – perhaps my favourite ‘fruit’ dessert. There’s something wonderfully ‘Spring is in the air’ about it – especially if the …

 
By Lynsey
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12 Oct

042 – A list of ists

042 – A list of ists

My son Damian has had appointments with lots of ‘ists’ this year … Endocrinologist. Immunologist. Dermatologist. Audiologist. Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist. Phlebotomists. Dentist. Thank goodness we didn’t need to visit all the …

 
By Marica
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24 Sep

024 – Peeling off the layers

024 – Peeling off the layers

My son Damian has fought off the big ‘C’ – leukaemia, to be more specific. He was only 10 years old when this insidious disease …

 
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