Have You Lost Your Good Friends?
Ellen is a natural hostess. Her townhome is cozy and comfortable but not decorated so perfectly that you feel uncomfortable sitting on her furniture. She always makes you feel at home…never too busy to stop and spend an hour with you in her kitchen.
Speaking of that kitchen – the home-made baking that comes out of her oven is legendary. ...... >Read More
Tags:
dessert,
Family,
friendship,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
relationships,
Women
No Comments »
Cancer: A Different Kind of Survivor's Story
On May 25, 2001, Doug Rae of North Vancouver, British Columbia lost his wife Judy to cancer when she was only 61-years-old. What follows is an interview that occurred just over one year later. Hopefully it will provide a point of contact and inspiration to readers who are currently going through similar circumstances.
Kevin: Describe your initial...... >Read More
Tags:
chronic illness,
Family,
health,
Kevin Miller,
loss,
Men,
Women
No Comments »
Parent-Care Crisis
One night I had an unusual dream. "Lord," I asked, "what is this dream telling me?" The answer came into my mind: my father would die, my mother would run out under heavy dark clouds - and her neighbors would comfort her. The Lord gave me the reason for the prayer too: I was to be my parents' neighbor... >Read More
Tags:
Dr. Muriel Larson,
Family,
health,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
parenting,
transitions,
Women
No Comments »
Understanding Depression
Years ago, when we were young, my brother Gene had a dance band for which I played. He asked an attractive teenage girl to sing with his band, but she never got to do so. Her mother just had a baby and was suffering from post-partum depression. Her husband often spent his evenings at a tavern. One night, after... >Read More
Tags:
depression,
Dr. Muriel Larson,
faith,
health,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
spirituality,
Women
No Comments »
The Light Inside Mrs. Watt
Ailie Watt loved teaching young children how to read.
Although she taught English and Art at Trinity Western University in the 1970s, she still remained committed to ushering five-year-olds into the world of literacy at a local elementary school. For more than a decade she taught both kindergarten and university students, daily seeing both ends...... >Read More
Tags:
chronic illness,
Family,
Jeff Dewsbury,
loss,
Men,
parenting,
spirituality,
transitions,
Women
No Comments »
A New Beginning
A woman gives birth…to twins. An alcoholic pours his bottle of booze down the drain. An abused wife chooses to seek help. A convict is released from jail. A worker becomes the supervisor. A daughter loses her mother to a car accident. A mother survives cancer and chooses a new, healthier lifestyle.
New beginnings can happen any day at any... >Read More
Tags:
carol van atta,
LIFE,
loss,
Men,
personal growth,
Women
4 Comments »
Still Thankful
A father in B.C. learns he has a deadly form of cancer. How is he facing the challenge this Christmas season?
Steve and Rachel Larsen clung to each other in a doctor's office that December day. They had just received a stunning blow: Steve, only 46, had cancer - and it was a bad strain. "The tumor inside Steve's spinal... >Read More
Tags:
health,
loss,
Men,
questions,
spirituality,
thankfulness,
Women
No Comments »
The Penny Agreement
Moving sale: Saturday 10-2. Antique furniture and carpets. English bone china. Female... >more
The Little Yellow Scoop
She loved plants. Everywhere you looked there were plants. Her tiny apartment... >more
What Do You Fear?
