Happy Canada Day!Too many years ago today I was serving on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia. My companion was Sister Jodie Thiel. She was fun. Our triplex, fourplex, I don't what we lived in, was on the Atlantic Ocean in a rural area known as Dominion.
We understood Canada Day to be similar to Independence Day here in the States. Someone told us there would be a fireworks show taking place close to our apartment over the ocean. Being the good missionaries we were, we were home by 9:30. We dressed in our pajamas and got ready for bed. Around 10pm we started hearing the explosive celebration. We sheepishly exited the apartment and ran down the driveway. No tv, no movies, no music, no dating, no high heels...fireworks over the Atlantic ocean sounded magical.
You know what? They were.
I miss you Nova Scotia, all your beauty, intimacy, strange dialects, strange citizens and sincere kindness. Oh you are a kind, generous Provence. Thank you.
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What! I can't believe you forgot the finale of bouncing on old hairy matresses to our own rendition of um...that one song that goes... o'wait that was actually the 4th of July in Canada, dang it. Well it was nice to read about Canada Day, still holds a special place in my heart!
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