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Against His Inclination

Posted on November 30, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

Dad tried his best when I was young to fix it in my mind that “as the tiny twig is bent, so is the tree inclined” And when he’d lay me ‘cross his knee on punishment intent, I used to … Continue reading →

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Generational Wisdom

Posted on November 27, 2016 by Christine Goodnough

“I don’t know who my grandfather was. I am much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.” —Abraham Lincoln “Parental advice is passed from generation to generation— each hope the next will heed it.” —Frank Clark

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When NOT to Go Sledding

Posted on December 19, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

We were living in Ontario at the time, southwest of Stratford. It was a bitterly cold evening in January when our thirteen-year-old daughter got a phone call just after supper. As she talked we could see by the gleam in … Continue reading →

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Growing Up Apart

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Christine Goodnough

An Off and On Family For the first several years of my life I probably went back and forth between the Vances and the Forsyths and was very close with my brother Jim. We ran around the farm yard together, … Continue reading →

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