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10 Fatal Traps You Must Avoid to Maintain a Harmonious and Healthy Relationship by Ivan P. Greindl
1.Making a mountain out of a molehill Do you want to live in… peace with your beloved? Then, first, control yourself. Loosing your temper, showing frequent anger, shouting for pointless reasons is obviously very harmful. Try to throw back quarrelsome, … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, error, happiness, Ivan P. Greindl, relationship, way, work
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Touring the USA 2001 – part 3 In the footsteps of Robert E. Lee
Days 18 to 19 – Chambersburg At long last we are heading back to Washington to begin the heart of our tour – the Civil War seminars in Chambersburg, Pensylvania. The trip to Washington airport is without incident this time, … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, breakfast, Civil, Diner, Ed Bearss, hour, Manassas, Robert E. Lee Days
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Touring the USA 2001 – part 2 On the East Coast and heading South
Day 5 – Flying to Washington This turned out to be the most difficult day so far. It started badly with Imogen throwing up the night before, and she had a rotten fever. The hotel desk wouldn’t tell me where … Continue reading
Touring the USA 2001 – part 1 Disneyland & the West Coast
Day 1 – Sydney Well, we thought Ange’s forgetting to take her keys was that little glitch that always flaws the best made plans, but we picked it up only a block or so from home. Then we got to … Continue reading
Sued by the Church? The Anglican Church of Sydney v Father Dave?
Many became aware, through an article published in the Daily Telegraph in December 2000, that my family was involed in certain legal struggles with the Sydney Anglican Church Diocese. The Telegraph article stated that we were being sued by the diocese for … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglican Church, click, Diocesan, Diocese, letter, matter, Southern Cross, Sydney Anglican Church, Telegraph article
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My Dad
Bruce Leslie Smith 1932-2001Who was he – my dad? He was my dad, but he belonged to many people beyond myself, and to God most of all. What was he – my dad? A teacher, a preacher, a poet – … Continue reading
The Pain of non-custodial Fatherhood.
I am sitting at my daughters bedside. It is well past midnight. She is asleep. She is 15 years old now. She has overdosed. I am at the children’s hospital. Surely this has been the worst night of my life … Continue reading
