Tag Archives: simplicity

Everyday Words

Posted on July 3, 2012 by admin

I grew up in a middle-class neighbourhood in west Edmonton. Our split-level house, painted white with black trim, gleamed when the sparkly glass bits embedded in the stucco reflected our bright Albertan sun. The house carried all the same characteristics of those in my … Continue reading →

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shades

Posted on July 25, 2008 by admin

color coding emails alphabetizing spices filing bills feeds illusions that I can outline carve out my flaws but what if the worst of me held a trace of my most sacred grace and the best of me carried a tint … Continue reading →

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Silence and Space

Posted on May 17, 2008 by admin

When you first meet the refugee families I’ve worked with – these people who have been witness to horrors of war and unjust persecution – you start off silent. Afraid to ask the questions – and afraid to hear the … Continue reading →

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Gentle Surprises

Posted on April 5, 2008 by admin

I’m much too sick to write anything coherent, so in lieu, I’m posting a picture of this baby panda that my friend, San, sent me. She saw him (her?) in China last year. I don’t know what it is — … Continue reading →

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Stillwater

Posted on March 20, 2008 by admin

My younger cousins, Vikki and Nessa, know me well. For Christmas, they bought me a gift certificate to Chapters and last weekend, I finally went shopping to treat myself. The parking lot was crowded … though it seemed there were … Continue reading →

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Give It Away

Posted on January 1, 2008 by admin

Holidays were incredibly restful this year. I turned off the phone, didn’t check my email. All good. Last Sunday, I helped organize a New Year’s party for the newest community of refugees in our city. Karen refugees from the Thai-Burmese … Continue reading →

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