Fort Hood shootings leave America grieving
Yesterday Major Nidal Malik Hasan, an army psychiatrist, opened fire at the Fort Hood military base in Killeen, Texas, killing 13 people. The BBC reports: The shooting began at about 1330 (1930 GMT) on Thursday at a personnel and medical centre at Fort Hood – the largest US military base in the world, home to about [...] Read More >
Gary’s Story: In His Own Words
Hear Gary’s story in person: An Act of Non-Violence Rally, Convocation Mall Simon Fraser University, Burnaby Campus, November 9th, 11:30am-1pm. Sponsored by the SFU Interfaith Centre. On Saturday November 8th, 2008 my world blew apart – literally. I was carrying a package I thought was a gift when it exploded in my hands. We had recently [...] Read More >
Ordinary Miracles
For some people, getting pregnant is the easiest thing in the world. It happens to teens who are not ready, it happens for some couples just weeks after the wedding. Pregnancy, it seems, is one of the those things we’re supposed to be able to do. Graduate, get married, have a baby – it’s a [...] Read More >
Trust is like Gravity
Trust is like gravity – you only notice when it’s missing . Also like gravity, trust is what keeps us grounded. Whether you are conscious of it or not, you and I are constantly making decisions based on trust. Do you trust that driver is going to stop at the red? Do you trust [...] Read More >
Doing Much with Little
It’s easy to think that charity is something someone else should do, someone who has a lot more money than I do. But the truth is this: it is my responsibility too and I am neither as powerless nor as “un-rich” as I might sometimes think. Wealth and opportunity are incredibly subjective. Those of [...] Read More >
Do You Trust Him?
It's easy to fall in love with a man you don't trust, but it's hard to live with him. Read More >
Eating Down the Fridge
Recently my husband and I had his sister and her husband over for supper. I explained rather sheepishly that my meal choices were made because I was trying to clean out the kitchen of random food items. I mean, it wasn’t all canned mushrooms and Jello, although I did make Jello Jigglers for the first [...] Read More >
Do You Like Me
We took a holiday by a lake in the mountains. The sky was blue, the water cool and the mountains surrounding the lake was surreal in beauty and magnitude. Bobbing on air mattresses that I had purchased the week before from the local hardware store for a whopping $12.97, I asked my husband the million [...] Read More >
The Truth About Restaurant Calories
By now it is probably clear to most consumers that eating out is not the healthiest choice. Yet, all the marketing hype projected by restaurants can sound quite convincing. Restaurants and fast food chains are pitching everything from fat free, no carbs, low calories, high fiber and other specialty menu items. Many even make specific promises [...] Read More >
Shushed by the library
A friend of mine (let’s call her Jill) works in a library. As part of her responsibilities, she ran a summer program in the library for local teens, the theme of which was finding success in life. At the conclusion of the program, she invited her boyfriend (he’s her fiancé now, let’s call him John) [...] Read More >
Connecting Through Technology
Do you use technology to stay in touch with family and friends?
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