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Photo: Jeanette Levellie
Three Generations From left, Marie Adams and her son, Daniel Adams, with her parents, Jeanette and Kevin Levellie
The Perfect Valentine After we decided to downplay our Valentine’s Day wedding anniversary, God surprised us with an unexpected gift. by Jeanette Levellie
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ast February 1, I asked my three grandchildren what their current favourite candies were. Teenagers Jenessa, Daniel and Grace knew about my penchant for gift-giving and loved my tradition of showering them with sweets on Valentine’s Day. Grace even made a list and taped it on my fridge. Shattered Dreams But their mother, our daughter, Marie, didn’t share the kids’ enthusiasm. “I detest Valentine’s Day,” she
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grumbled. “Standing at my checkout station and ringing up bouquets of roses, romantic cards and heartshaped boxes of chocolate makes me want to cry, scream or both.” I wasn’t surprised at Marie’s outburst. Or her feelings. Only a year before, Marie had endured a painful divorce after praying and struggling for 15 years to save her marriage. She worked at a superstore now to keep a roof over her kids’ heads and food on the table. I could understand why seeing signs of couples in love would
