What is Advent? One of my fondest childhood memories of the Christmas season is the Advent calendars my brother and I would receive every year. Every day we would open one of the cardboard doors and behind each one we’d find a tiny chocolate. Every one of the chocolates was uniquely molded in a Christmas related shape. It was... >Read More

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Rewarded by our Hospitality When our family moved away from relatives, my mom, longing to have people in our house, began to make friends and also to entertain, despite having six children under 8. Those first days of inviting guests must have been daunting for her. I remember how, initially, she wanted things to be perfect. Although over time entertaining...... >Read More

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Gary’s Story: Surviving a Bomb On Saturday November 8th, 2008 my world blew apart – literally. I was carrying a package I thought was gift when it exploded in my hands. We had recently sold our cozy townhouse and were excited to move into a larger home with yard for our daughters. As I went to retrieve the BBQ cover... >Read More

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Healing a Marriage Suellen likes to introduce me as her first and third husband because it surprises people. I can see why some people think it’s shocking and I guess it is, but I am so grateful to God that I have the privilege of being her husband today. A marriage with God in it is so different from one... >Read More

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Living with Breast Cancer I was 23 years old when I was diagnosed with breast cancer. My mother taught me to do BSEs (breast self exams), when I was 13 years old. It was all part of her talk about the “birds-and-the-bees-and-BSE”. My Mom’s mother had had several breast lumps removed over the years and my Mom had some cysts... >Read More

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Living with Breast Cancer My mother taught me to do BSEs (breast self exams), when I was 13 years old. It was all part of her talk about the "birds-and-the-bees-and-BSE". My Mom's mother had had several breast lumps removed over the years and my Mom had some cysts removed too. She wanted to make sure if there was ever a... >Read More

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TheLife.com is now PowerToChange.com Georges Laraque: What Gives Me Energy Though one of the most feared players in the NHL, off the ice Georges Laraque is one of the most pleasant guys to be around. Always joking and smiling, the 6’3” former Edmonton Oiler (he is now playing with the Montreal Canadiens) not only brings energy to his team,...... >Read More

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