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Tag: blessings

Posted on25 November 20105 July 2021Everyday Life, Musings & Ramblings

I’m thankful for…

by Just Frances3 Comments on I’m thankful for…

This Thanksgiving I have much to be thankful for. I have amazing parents; five sisters who’ve supplied me with loads and loads of fantastic nieces…

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Posted on23 November 20105 July 2021Everyday Life

I have awesome neighbours!

by Just Frances5 Comments on I have awesome neighbours!

I have awesome neighbours! After last night’s blizzard, I decided to work from home so that I didn’t have to deal with the roads. But…

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Posted on18 November 20105 July 2021Everyday Life

Kid questions

by Just Frances1 Comment on Kid questions

Kids are great. I love the way they don’t mince words. I called a friend on Tuesday to ask for help after claiming it “Ask…

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Posted on1 November 20105 July 2021Health & Wellness

Sicky

by Just Frances6 Comments on Sicky

The day started OK. I was a bit tired and run-down feeling, but it’s Monday and it was a pretty busy weekend so it wasn’t…

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Posted on21 September 20104 July 2021Everyday Life

Thanking the anonymous

by Just Frances6 Comments on Thanking the anonymous

When I arrived home from England last week there was a happy surprise waiting for me in the post. It was a simple gesture: A…

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Posted on28 July 201016 November 2022Everyday Life, Health & Wellness

The gift of life

by Just Frances1 Comment on The gift of life

My aunt received a new(ish) kidney today, courtesy of a very dear friend of the family. (We’ve always said that Jeanne was part of the…

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Posted on26 June 20102 July 2021Everyday Life

If God used sticky notes

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A woman I’ve never met gave me a small book a few days after Paul died. “If God Used Sticky Notes” is just a little…

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Posted on20 April 201030 June 2021Everyday Life

Great neighbors

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When we bought our house, Paul and I really looked forward to tending to the garden. With a lot of nearly 10,000 square feet, we…

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Posted on6 February 201027 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Eight years ago

by Just Frances3 Comments on Eight years ago

Paul and I met eight years ago today, on 6 February 2002. It was such a funny and unexpected day. I was meant to be…

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Posted on31 January 201027 June 2021Everyday Life

Finding joy: January

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My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…

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Posted on6 January 201027 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Family-in-laws

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I spend a lot of time here complaining about things that I find upsetting and frustrating, but there are many things that I find comforting…

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Posted on26 December 200927 June 2021Widow Life

Christmas tears

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Several weeks ago I decided that the best way to deal with Christmas was to avoid it. I figured that if I treated it as…

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Posted on17 October 200927 June 2021Musings & Ramblings, Widow Life

Support networks

by Just Frances1 Comment on Support networks

I joined a grief support group a couple of weeks ago and have found it oddly comforting, even though I’m the youngest one in the…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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