Beyond the Rhetoric

While American Thanksgiving isn’t until next month, they are celebrating Columbus Day today. Canadians have our Turkey Day today, but I don’t have an epic feast this year. In any case, I am taking it easy for the rest of the day and I encourage you to do the same. We all need a break [...]

To all my neighbours in the United States, I’d like to wish a very happy Thanksgiving. We had our Turkey Day in Canada last month, but many of the traditions are very similar between the two countries. For example, we both tend to carve up a big honking turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Have you ever [...]

Thanksgiving might not be happening in the United States until next month, but Canadian Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of every October. It is during this time that we can give thanks for the many blessings we have received in the preceding year and for the many more blessings to come. You might [...]

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” While American Thanksgiving isn’t until some time next month, Canadian Thanksgiving is tomorrow. So, in keeping with the autumnal theme, I thought that it would be suitable to find a quote that [...]

Last Thanksgiving, I wrote a blog post telling what what I’m thankful for and not much has changed on that front. With Canadian Thanksgiving coming up this Monday, I thought it would be good to turn back to the blogging community to see what other people valued most in their lives. Before you carve that [...]