Faith&Friends
FAMILY TIME
The Door Prize When I ran out of enthusiasm to decorate my mother’s apartment, an unexpected award energized me again.
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by Jeanette Levellie
W
hen Mom, an 86-year-old widow, moved from the big city to our rural town to live near us, I was thrilled but worried. I knew that saying goodbye to the friends and familiar places she’d known for three decades—not to mention finding a new home for
her beloved cat, Rufus—would be a rough adjustment, and I wanted to do all I could for Mom as her only remaining child. I asked God for ways to show my love for her. Although I was no longer a child, I wanted to honour God by honouring her, like the Apos-
faithandfriends.ca I MAY 2020
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