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Remembrance Day Reflections – Gratitude Day 11

Posted on 11 November, 202011 November, 2020 by dilovelyadmin

I have been involved in organizing Remembrance Day assemblies at my school for long enough that I’ve lost count of how many years it’s been. It’s a day that has always meant a lot to me, and has always been an internal struggle as well. (As you already know, if you’ve been reading this blog…

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The Apocalypse is now… and the kids know it.

Posted on 3 December, 2018 by dilovelyadmin

It’s Monday, and the 2018 Climate Conference in Poland (COP24) is in full swing. Seems as good a day as any to talk about the Apocalypse. I’ve been hesitating on this writing, because I understand that a blog post about the world as we know it going down in flames is… a bummer of sorts….

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A Little Faith in Humanity from Remembrance Day

Posted on 15 November, 201616 November, 2016 by dilovelyadmin

Hi, lovely di-hards. It’s been an emotional week, n’est-ce pas? Right around this time last Tuesday, there was a disbelieving dread building on my Facebook news feed. I could hardly bear to look at the actual stats. My daughter had strep throat; we all slept badly, and felt ill the next day – on so many levels….

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#NaBloPoMo, Day 11: Thought, Empathy, Peace

Posted on 11 November, 2015 by dilovelyadmin

Today I’ve been grateful for the teachers who put together our school’s Remembrance Day assembly. They made the effort to be thoughtful, to include the past and the present, to respect without glorifying, and to make peace the focus. I’m grateful for the students who obviously have pondered the discussions that happen on Remembrance Day, who…

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Killing the White Poppy

Posted on 10 November, 201310 November, 2013 by dilovelyadmin

As always, humans are up in arms about stuff right now. The thing I’ve been reading about today is the white poppy. Traditionally, the red poppy is worn to remember and honour war veterans, both living and dead. In the past, I’ve worn a red poppy to indicate that I am thinking prayerfully of soldiers,…

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11 a.m., 11/11/11

Posted on 11 November, 20115 November, 2018 by dilovelyadmin

I took a gamble and brought my kindergarten class to the Remembrance Day assembly today, just after 11 a.m. We had talked about it beforehand, especially the minute of silence, and I think they were excited to take the challenge. I told them I’d spoken to the principal about it, and we both believed they…

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Wishing to Remember You

Posted on 11 November, 201028 September, 2018 by dilovelyadmin

This is my grandpa. His picture was one of dozens included in a slide show as part of the Remembrance Day assembly at school today – all relatives of people in our school community. My grandpa was part of the 101st Airborne division for the American Allies during World War II, and parachuted into Normandy…

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