Sandra Healing Steiner's Blog, page 85

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

I was at Hillside Mall here in Victoria, BC yesterday and it is beginning to look like Christmas over there!  They had started decorating with wreaths hanging in the food court and a few other decorations throughout the mall.  The...
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In Flanders Fields….

In Flanders Fields by John McCrae, May 1915 In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below....
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What you can’t see….

Many times in this life I have worried myself sick.  Does it do any good?  Probably not, but for some it is hard to change.  I have always been a worrier sometimes to the point of making myself sick.  Hypervigilance...
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Does size matter?

  About a week ago I posted about how I felt disappointed in a few things.  I got some amazing feedback from you, but a few of the comments were completely not appropriate.  At least thats my opinion.  We need to...
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Long Distance Grandma – Empowering Parents Blog

EXCERPT FROM MY GUEST BLOG FOR EMPOWERING PARENTS. When my grandson was a year old, I made the decision to move to Vancouver Island, a sixteen hour drive away. It was a difficult decision, but it had always been my...
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Do what makes your soul happy….

My premise for the last several years has been to do the things that are important to me, because you just never know.  We are not guaranteed tomorrow and from experience I know that you just don’t know what will...
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Disappointed….

I think this is my first RANT and it contains some very important points so please pay attention! Some of you will want to scroll past and that’s just fine. Some of you will read this and be VERY disappointed...
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Christmas and Kids Just Go Together!

  Christmas and children just go together like peanut butter and toast, at least for me.  The holidays are fast approaching and for the first 24 days of December I have decided that I want to do something a little...
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Victoria Writers’ Society

I am delighted to announce I will be attending as an author the Victoria Writers’ Society event at the Victoria Public Library on the 15th of November.  This event allows for networking of local authors, meeting local readers, as well...
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Say What?

Is it true? Could it be? Somehow in the grand scheme of things I totally missed the fact that in June of 1984 I graduated from high school! That was thirty years ago, how did I lose track? The year...
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