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(Sixteen years ago today) she said ‘Yes!’

MUKONO, UGANDA ✦ Sixteen years ago today, The Children’s Mother and I got engaged. Of course, at the time she ...
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No more kids! (But their birthday cakes? Hmm.)

It’s been the never ending birthday for our youngest, Hannah, who needs little introduction. She’s the girl who gets in ...
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On dogs, dreams and getting robbed … again

Healing can come in any number of ways, of course, even through a dog. Our dog, Zak – he’s laying ...
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That’s it. I’m moving to Canada … or … The (lying, monstrous) Donald

Today’s offering is about Donald Trump. If you have limited time, please instead read this piece on the same subject ...
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(Flying around) a small world

It’s the other day and, unbeknownst to me, an old friend of mine, a Canadian we knew from Yemen way ...
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Answering the tough questions

The Children’s Mother has returned from Tanzania which means, besides the addition of some fresh flowers in the house, I ...
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Talking to my dinner plate again

So, it’s that time, Single Daddin’ It, again. As you might recall, this is when the children’s mother is out ...
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We’re back

We’re back in Africa (with the cats and dog and everyone else). So is this blog. They, the Ugandans, always ...
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Love and courage in a well-lit café

It’s USA Today and a story about Muhammad Ali here at Café Amis, an American-French café on a cobblestone street ...
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Wrong seat. Wrong country. No phone. No mouse.

So, I just filled out Canada’s most recent census, barely beating the May 31 deadline and thus staying out of ...
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Tim Bosma’s funeral. A bittersweet day / Tim Bosma, dream house builder. Don’t let your heart be troubled. (Reposts)

Three years ago yesterday the public was invited to a funeral to mourn the death of Tim Bosma. To honor ...
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Time travel, perspective, and $10 billion

Past, Present, and Future walk into a bar. It was tense. + There’s no such thing as a self-made man ...
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You know you’re home when …

The one thing that always helps us as a family re-acclimatize to life back in Canada is Save the Mothers’ ...
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Crossing through Brussels. Staring down the principal.

So, it’s Day 5 of our official return to our own home, Day 4 of the kids’ return to school, ...
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The joy (and fear) of flying

It was the other day, since my family’s recent return to Canada, and I was on the massage table (I’ve ...
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