My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named him Jacob. We said hello and goodbye in the same hour. He is not a miscarriage or an almost-child, he is my son. This letter was written three years after his birth. This is a glimpse into my mother’s heart, a letter written to Jacob my son... >Read More
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Fading into the Background
Our shock has subsided. The sad images of the despair in Haiti move into the daily routine of our newscasts. The heart -wrenching photos that keep coming are in danger of becoming the "wallpaper" of our day-to-day awareness.
Wallpaper catches the eye as we enter a room. Its color and design grab our attention and we take note. Yet as... >Read More
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New Birth for Haiti
"I am 10 days old after my new birth."
"Perhaps this catastrophe is also a new birth for Haiti."
Random radio searching while driving today brought this remarkable perspective from a Haitian who has survived the major catastrophic earthquake in his country.
It’s an interesting thought. There is always pain before a new birth. Yet a new...... >Read More
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Women,
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AFTERSHOCK: an Update from Haiti
After a massive 6.1 aftershock rocked Port-au-Prince once again this week, we received an urgent message from our Canadian GAiN staff in Haiti.
"After spending the past 5 days seeing, feeling and smelling the destruction and massive loss of life from the earthquake just over one week ago, I am deeply moved. I realized that I would never have made...... >Read More
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What do You Want for Christmas?
If there’s one question I hear over and over again this time of year it’s this: what do you want for Christmas? Amid the gift and the wrappings there is something about this time of year that gives us permission to dream, to be extravagant to hope for something more.
Christmas is a time for dreaming, for wondering, for optimism. ... >Read More
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Christmas,
hope,
mentoring,
wish
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Swine Flu Fear
The recent news about "Swine Flu" has caused widespread concern, perhaps with memories of the SARS outbreak only a few years ago, which ended up killing over 900 people, still fresh in our minds.
Today the Toronto Star provided a helpful list of questions and answers about Swine Flu:
Q: What can I do to prevent myself from getting the... >Read More
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What to do After Divorce?
What can people do to restart their lives after divorce? Recently we... >more
My Son Who is in Heaven
At 19 weeks I gave birth to a little boy. We named... >more
What Do You Fear?
Do you crave destiny? (Part 2)