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There\u2019s always another story to discover.<\/p><div class=\"tda-actions\"><a class=\"tda-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedaysadventure.ca\/index.php\/woven-in-courage\/\">Start Woven in Courage \u2192<\/a><a href=\"#explore-stories\">Find your next story \u2193<\/a><\/div><\/div><a class=\"tda-feature\" href=\"https:\/\/thedaysadventure.ca\/index.php\/groningen-1937-the-last-election\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thedaysadventure.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/woven-photo.jpg\" alt=\"The family photographs and journal at the heart of Woven in Courage\"><div class=\"tda-feature-body\"><p class=\"tda-kicker\">Start here \u00b7 Episode 01<\/p><h2>Woven in Courage<\/h2><p>From a grandfather\u2019s journal to a young man\u2019s life in a world on the brink of war.<\/p><span class=\"tda-link\">Read, listen or watch \u2192<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/section><section class=\"tda-wrap tda-explore\" id=\"explore-stories\"><h2 class=\"tda-section-heading\">Choose your next adventure<\/h2><p class=\"tda-section-intro\">Follow a series, explore a place, or spend a little time outdoors.<\/p><nav class=\"tda-topics\" aria-label=\"Explore stories by category\"><a class=\"tda-topic\" href=\"https:\/\/thedaysadventure.ca\/index.php\/woven-in-courage\/\"><small>01<\/small><strong>Woven in Courage<\/strong><span>A family journal. 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