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Category: Culture

Mennonites and Motorcycles, and Magic

By lizjansen Posted on January 11, 2019 Posted in Adventure, Culture
Mennonites and Motorcycles, and Magic

Motorcycles and Mennonites merged at last weekend’s Calgary Motorcycle Show. Events like this connect you with community, culture, and others who share your interests. While you know you’ll rekindle old friendships, common bonds and shared roots quickly transform strangers into …

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On the Road Again

By lizjansen Posted on July 28, 2016 Posted in Adventure, Culture Tagged with ancestry, culture

by Liz Jansen This weekend I’ll resume the motorcycle part of the journey that took an unexpected turn two years ago. At that time I was three weeks into a road trip I thought would last 12-18 months minimum, traveling …

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A Grandmother’s Quilt

By lizjansen Posted on October 24, 2014 Posted in Culture, Liz's Stories Tagged with ancestors, gifts

by Liz Jansen It’s close to 40 years ago that Oma gifted me with a finely hand-stitched quilt. Lime green on one side, tiny orange and pink flowers against a white background on the other, I didn’t know what I …

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Wisdomkeepers—Book Review

By lizjansen Posted on June 5, 2014 Posted in Culture, Personal Growth Tagged with adventure, Spirituality, wisdom

by Liz Jansen “Just off the map, beyond the Interstates, out past the power lines and the shopping malls, up that little side road without a sign on it, lies the land of the Wisdomkeepers. Hidden from the mainstream of …

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A Gift from the Past and a Lesson on Fear

By lizjansen Posted on January 6, 2014 Posted in Ancestors, Culture, Liz's Stories, Personal Growth Tagged with courage, fear, trust

by Liz Jansen The seas pitched and roiled as the SS Minnedosa steamed across the North Atlantic from London to Quebec City. Below deck, many passengers were confined to cramped quarters, too ill to even raise their head. On deck, …

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