Provincial Support Groups

Last summer, one of my girls was lifeguarding and on her way to her station, she hopped off a short retaining wall (probably only 40 cm or 18 inches tall). The sloping lawn led to the wall and at the bottom was soft sand. As soon as her feet landed in the sand, her life…

My eyes weep with the tears of the weary. My works for You crumble as dust through my fingers – worthless. I cry out for understanding yet peace and comfort elude me. My heart is torn within me as I strive to serve you faithfully and fail again. O LORD, draw me nigh unto You….

Forty-eight minutes twelve seconds.  That is how much time I spent with my eldest son this week.  48 min 12 sec.  That doesn’t sound like very much time does it?  You know what…it’s not. Forty-eight minutes and twelve seconds was the length of our phone call on Saturday afternoon.  I was supposed to go away…

Driving home after dropping my husband off at work, the sky was still dark and only thing I could see were the lights on the vehicles around me. As I traveled a long stretch of green belt, all of a sudden, there was movement on the road in front of me. A raccoon had wandered…

I arrived at the airport in plenty of time for my flight… 90 minutes early.  I had checked in online so all I needed to do was drop off my bags and I would be on my way. I took my time in the airport, wandering through the shops and people watching.  Forty minutes before…

For the past three days, our home has been filled with children.  Not just our ‘at home’ children but more children. There have been laughter, games, music, sports, conversation, food – a lot of food, and even some homework.  It has been wonderful.  Children from seven through 14 have run through our halls, flopped on…