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Prescription eyeglasses

A wedding ring

Nose ring

Dog tags

These are four items from our family that now call the bottom of Buffalo Lake, Alberta home.

For the last 14 years, our family has headed out with special friends to go camping each year. This is a special time for us, and there isn't much, if anything, that gets in the way of these plans. Our kids have grown up at the campsite. They've fallen asleep under the stars, surrounded by the sounds of nature and a crackling campfire. When I compare our first year pictures to the recent ones, overwhelming thanks sweep me over.

Recently, my mind...