An A-Typical Thanksgiving
cbm CanadaOctober 13, 2016No commentsEmergency, Haiti
Disability, Disaster, Earthquake, families, generosity, thankfulness
Guest Blogger – Brian Hatchell, cbm Canada This past weekend was Thanksgiving here in Canada. I must admit I don’t typically give a lot of thought to ‘giving thanks’ over this holiday. Consider me odd, or just self-absorbed, honestly, neither would be wrong. My focus over most holidays is always on being in the presence of my family, indulging...
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