When I was pregnant with my first child, I developed pre-eclampsia and it became crucial that I deliver the baby. Born at 30 weeks at a hospital that specializes in high-risk pregnancies and neonatal care, my son spent his first month of life in an incubator. At a postnatal check-up, my doctor commented, “You and…
Safe Families Canada works to fill the gaps in child and family support services across Canada. Families who access support from Safe Families Canada may be dealing with financial instability (due to unemployment or the rising cost of living), housing insecurity, substance abuse, incarceration or illness. Motivated by grace, volunteers come alongside families in crisis…
There was the communion table. It was really just a stained leather trunk holding memorabilia from my childhood – mixed cassette tapes of Bon Jovi and Brian Adams, public speaking trophies, some melted candles and old photos. The day was white with snow. We draped our trunk with a lace cloth. It felt holy, somehow,…
We live in a friendly neighbourhood where everyone knows you – by your dog’s name. It took us more years than we are willing to admit to learn Cooper and Gracie’s owner’s name (Steve), and we talk with Jersey’s owners (names not yet known) through the fence often. For over nine years, we were Luna’s…
They’ve been dangling for weeks. If it was up to me, I’d have been on them in January, but the boss says it is better to keep ladder jobs until the end of winter. No point in slipping when you don’t have to. Still, all those forgotten strings of lights in the park are looking…
The other day, a friend excitedly shared her latest method for falling asleep. We were gathered in a coffee shop one Saturday morning, discussing the aches and pains of being middle-aged. We’ve morphed over the years from beers in the evening to coffees in the early morning because, well, we’re too tired to stay up…
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Editor’s note: Fern Boldt wrote this tribute to her husband and read it to him on the occasion of their 58th wedding anniversary. Peter is experiencing poor health and memory loss, and lives in a long term care home where Fern visits every day. For their anniversary dinner in December, Fern brought ribs and read…
We first met when we were both first-year university students. Carina was a fine arts major at the new campus of Redeemer College, and I was an engineering major at a nearby university. I had travelled to Redeemer to visit some friends and I can still picture the spot in the hallway where our eyes…
Like the Duggar family I grew up without a TV. Yet their lives, more than mine, have been deeply shaped by television. Over two million people watched each episode of 19 and Counting, a reality show that ran from 2008 to 2015 featuring Jim Bob, Michelle and their very large homeschooling Baptist family. Despite the…
Since childhood I have wanted to know who my ancestors were and where I came from. This flowed out of a general interest in history. I knew the major milestones such as the Roman Empire, the Middle Ages and the exploration and settlement of the Americas. But where did my own family enter the picture?…
With October long behind us, the bright colours from the trees around our home have faded, and their leaves gather on the ground. In the next few weeks, the snow will come and create both beauty for the eyes and barriers for the wheelchairs. So for now, I bundle Rachel and Janneke in their warm…
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