Provincial Support Groups

Two teens, one kitchen, a handful of ingredients and we had a gourmet supper.  The table was laid with white linen, silver and china.  Crystal glasses waited poised to receive sparkling pomegranate juice.  Candlelight danced through the room and the savoury aroma of garlic permeated the air. The children suggested that they would enjoy having…

Browsing through my ‘drafts’ folder, I came across this post that I had begun a year ago today.  Although God has continued to work on my attitude, not that much else has changed. It was Friday morning.  My weekend was packed.  Swimming lessons in an hour, my daughter was babysitting for a friend while I…

The Greatest Mentor  I’ve been studying a lot, lately, about what it means to be a mentor. I was amazed that when I put a shout out to social media about what it means to be mentor I only got three answers: always protect the other person’s dignity; don’t force your opinions on others,…

You have all seen them…the skinny teenagers in the pinnies and flip flops, sporting the latest and greatest in eardrum piercing whistles.  Fit, energetic and completely comfortable in their Speedos. Yes, I am talking about lifeguards. Growing up, this is what I did as a part time job.  I was one of those teens who…

  Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat; Please put a penny in the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny, a ha’penny will do; If you haven’t got a ha’penny then God bless you. With Christmas fast approaching, the old man’s hat is needing a lot more than a penny! Family,…

Sign outside a church: When you enter through these doors, you haven’t arrived but you have taken a step in the right direction. It is so easy to think, when things are going well, that we have it all together.  What crushing disappointment it can be when something happens to make us realize that we…