gifts and time
Have you ever received a gift that didn't look like a gift? Maybe it was wrapped in the Co-op flyer or tied in a black garbage bag? ...
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LauraHayes306
- Oct 26, 2020
- 4 min
uphill climb
Last summer, I took my kids for a brief little getaway to Waterton Lakes National Park. I chose it because we love nature, we love...
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LauraHayes306
- Nov 26, 2019
- 5 min
pig skin and under armour
I woke up early on the day of the big game. I had to fulfill my Football Mom duties for this boy one last time. Do you have everything?...
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LauraHayes306
- Jul 9, 2019
- 3 min
Where's Home
August of 2015 is when my marriage fell apart. If we’re being honest, it had stumbled long before that...but that’s when I officially...
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LauraHayes306
- Jun 20, 2019
- 2 min
magical earrings
I’ve known her for as long as I can remember, and she’s a lady in every sense. Always has a smile, always polite, composed and coiffed....
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LauraHayes306
- May 21, 2019
- 2 min
invite happy
Our kitchen table. The food is on the stove and I just finished setting the plates. I called them for supper, which means I may have to...
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LauraHayes306
- May 14, 2019
- 2 min
tissue, please
Sunday was Mother’s Day. My social media was filled with pictures of mothers and their children, comments of praise and thanksgiving for...
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LauraHayes306
- May 7, 2019
- 2 min
red covers green
A friend and former colleague sent me this picture the other day. He came across it in a photo album along with several other shots from...
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LauraHayes306
- Sep 4, 2018
- 1 min
dear kids
Dear Kids, Hey it’s your first day of classes and we’re all still here. That means we survived! The first summer since you started school...
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LauraHayes306
- Jul 5, 2018
- 1 min
make lemonade
They were 9, 6 and 3, and they sooo badly wanted to run a lemonade stand. Not the easiest prospect out in the country but we forged on....
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LauraHayes306
- May 3, 2018
- 2 min
like a crocus
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me well. My favourite day of the year isn’t Christmas or my birthday or even the first day the kids...
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LauraHayes306
- Apr 3, 2017
- 1 min
what the light does
I get home to my quiet country yard after a great trip to the city. Music, Friends, Laughs. I feel inspired, grateful...and tired. I...
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