Provincial Support Groups

Have you ever nagged your husband?  Have you ever asked him to do something and not really believed that he would follow through?  Have you ever requested he fix something and then grumble because he was taking too long? I am ashamed to confess that I have. My husband is a wonderful man.  He works…

“Nooooo!” “I don’t wanna listen to that!” “You always pick!” “If you don’t like it, stick your fingers in your ears!” Ok, so as I lay in bed listening to the (not so) loving banter between my children, I wanted to stick my fingers in my ears! They were fighting about whether to listen to…

Resplendent in red and white.  Bedecked with smiles, friends, sunscreen, water bottles and cameras, we gathered on the side of Citadel Hill for the 2011 International Tattoo Canada Day Parade. Everyone was looking forward to the entertainment.  Dancers and bands, acrobats and animals: we all enjoy a good parade. As we waited with the multitudes,…

Once upon a time, there was a little girl who lived in the Land of Plenty.  Year after year, she always had her needs met and exceeded and her toy box was always full.  The little girl had every ‘thing’ she ever needed and then some.  The little girl and her parents did not get…

Home, home on the rangeWhere the deer and the antelope playWhere seldom is heardA discouraging wordAnd skies are not cloudy all day. Interesting that clear skies are linked with the lack of discouraging words.  When I think about how I feel when I’m discouraged, I could certainly link it with cloudy skies. On the other…

I once heard a story about a man who had two teenage daughters. They were a happy family and they loved each other. One day, the girls came home asking their parents if they could see a popular x-rated movie in theaters. The family rule was that movies with a rating over 14 were unnecessary…