Just a thought… If you get, give. If you learn, teach. [Maya Angelou] The late Maya Angelou’s birthday is April 4, same as Rob’s. So that quote seemed fitting, even two days after his. Another quarantine family birthday to mark today: my little sister Leslie, who just finished a gruelling course to reboot her life
Erin’s Journals
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Just a thought… Feeling gratitude and not expressing it, is like wrapping a present and not giving it. [William Arthur Ward] Ah, Palm Sunday. Lauren was born on a Palm Sunday in 1991; one week later, after we were sprung from hospital following a bout of jaundice caused by her arriving three weeks early, I
Saturday, April 4, 2020
Just a thought… I exist in two places, here and where you are. [Margaret Atwood] Welcome in – and I’ve got a treat for us on a special day. I thought I’d share with you today – thanks to their mom Brooke and dad Phil – pictures of two of the sweetest faces in our
Friday, April 3, 2020
Just a thought… Sometimes we get so caught up in trying to accomplish something big, that we fail to notice the little things that give life its magic. [Angel Chernoff] This should feel like a bit of a freedom day for Rob and for me: two weeks ago we began our Canadian self-isolation and our 14 days
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Just a thought… Obedience is an act of faith; disobedience is the result of unbelief. [Edwin Louis Cole] Or, Mr. Cole, defiance and stupidity? Fines. Big fines. Being levied against people like an acquaintance of my friend Lisa, who got slapped with $1000 tag for taking his kids to the playground. On the surface (which