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austin3156
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Day 21-23 Days of Christmas, the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
Food, Football & Family. Â This weekend has been more about traditions, old and new. From baking the family favourite receipts to...
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austin3156
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Day 18 out of 25 Days of Christmas, the gifts my ancestors gave me.
Forgiveness is today’s gift my ancestors gave to me. Throughout my life, I have heard some pretty doozy stories within our families. Some...
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austin3156
Dec 17, 20243 min read
Day 17 out of 25 Days of Christmas, the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
Today, I am reminded about all the great marriages in my family and how only death parted them. My grandparents on the Graham side were...
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austin3156
Dec 16, 20242 min read
Day 16 out of 25 days of Christmas the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
On Dec 25TH, 1997, my family’s life changed forever.   After my Uncle Jim did not show up for Christmas dinner, we got worried. We...
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austin3156
Dec 15, 20241 min read
Day 14 & 15 of 25 days of Christmas our gifts my ancestors gave to me.
This weekend was a day of spending with my loved ones who are still here. As I approach the week before Christmas, I am intentional about...
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austin3156
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Day 13 of 25 Days of Christmas the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
My dad was one of my greatest teachers in life. He instilled in us hard work, love and compassion and being grateful for everything we...
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austin3156
Dec 12, 20243 min read
Day 12 out of 25 days of Christmas and the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
Today’s memories were of the hills at Kingsville park. As a kid, those hills looked huge. But I remember the one time I almost ended up...
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austin3156
Dec 11, 20243 min read
Day 11 out of 25 Christmas gifts my family gave to me.
Memories to last a lifetime. I thought this assignment would be easy for me to do. God said to take each day for 25 days and remember the...
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austin3156
Dec 10, 20242 min read
Day 10 of 25 days of Christmas the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
Brian Graham. My uncle was an amazing guy, his wit and sense of humor were by far the best! Lol I am saying that cause we were very...
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austin3156
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Day 9 out of 25 gifts my ancestors gave me.
Uncle Bob Snyder.  Uncle Bob was my grandma’s brother. I believe he was my Aunt Doris’s twin. His nickname was Duke. He loved to play...
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austin3156
Dec 8, 20243 min read
Day 8 of 25 Days of Christmas, the gifts my ancestors gave to me.
Day 8 is a family friend that taught me a lot. Maria Peltier. Maria was a friend of the family; her husband used to work with my parents....
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austin3156
Dec 7, 20241 min read
Day 7 of 25 Days of Christmas the gifts my ancestor gave to me.
Meet my Aunt Doris Snyder. Aunt Doris was a fun and full of mischief lady. She would tease the female cousins that we need to use Niva...
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austin3156
Dec 4, 20243 min read
Day 4 of 25 days of Christmas.
Meet my shero. My aunt Colleen Futko. (nee Graham) She was a feisty woman who loved her family. She hated driving the 401(for you...
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austin3156
Dec 3, 20243 min read
Day 3 of 25 days of Christmas. The Gifts I have received from my loved ones to get through this holiday season without them.
Queen to the Graham Family, my Grandma Elizabeth (Betty) Kathleen Graham. Born in Wallaceburg, ON, I don’t know much about her parents or...
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austin3156
Dec 2, 20243 min read
Day 2 of the 25 days of Christmas. Gifts that my loved ones have given me.
Day 2 Patron of the Dykens Family My Grandfather, Robert Dykens Grandpa Bob was always into pony-pulling. He was the Co-Founder of the...
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austin3156
Dec 1, 20245 min read
Grief can be a thief and a liar. Over the next 25 days, I will give you a gift to help you through your loss journey.
Grief can be a thief and a liar. This time of year can be challenging for a lot of people. It’s a time when we miss the ones we love the...
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austin3156
Dec 20, 20214 min read
Grief, and some lessons I have learned this holiday season.
I know that the holiday season is not always the easiest for a lot of us. We miss the loved ones that are not at our table anymore,...
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austin3156
Nov 25, 20213 min read
My many blessings and gratitude on this America Thanksgiving
On this American Thanksgiving, I would love to give thanks to my US friends and family. I don’t know about you, but as I reflect on this...
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austin3156
Oct 22, 20214 min read
My life lessons in the eye of my biggest storm.
Recently my family and I had a rather significant loss. For those of you that have been following my journey with my father and his...
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