Category Archives: Hope
Just a reminder: Mental illness, suicide, and finding God in the darkness talk tomorrow @ Elevation!
Good morning readers, This is just a friendly reminder that I’ll be speaking at Elevation church tomorrow, at 9:30am in Waterloo. For directions and more information, please click here. Here’s a snapshot of what I’ll be sharing: My personal story … Continue reading
How to cope when not okay / Love:God / HAPPY THOUGHT #55
One of the things that has helped me over these past (almost) two years since Neil died, are “Happy Thoughts.” The Happy Thought Index was something I started on my blog about a year ago. I did it to remind … Continue reading
The countdown is on to Ignite Waterloo and Bell Let’s Talk day!
Two days and counting to Ignite Waterloo, and another step taken to raise awareness about suicide, mental illness, and the damaging reality of stigmas; a reality we can change! At Ignite Waterloo, I’ll have 5 minutes to give a talk … Continue reading
It was a good speech Mr. Harper, but… (video)
It started here, the attempted assimilation and elimination of a culture, a people, through residential schools: There was so much to apologize for. There was…no, there is great pain and loss, here, on this soil that we call our “free” … Continue reading
Send the Card & they can watch the impact! (A creative way to make a difference this Christmas)
If you’ve been reading along in my journey you would have heard me talk about an organization I continue to believe in, and support, called A Thing For Another (AT4A,) a not-for-profit organization focused on 3 main causes: 1) Rescuing … Continue reading
Going on a Life Change Adventure
Life Change Adventure. What a curious name for an organization. Does it take an adventure to change a life? Perhaps changing lives is the great adventure… A while back I wrote an article titled, “Has helping others helped me?“ In … Continue reading
HAS HELPING OTHERS HELPED ME?
Since the New Year, I have become actively involved in a project for Uganda. Our current goal is to secure permanent land for the children of RUHU (Rising Up Hope, Uganda) orphanage so they are never evicted from another home … Continue reading
HAPPY THOUGHT #41: Clean drinking water for 75 families! (Ugandan Water Project)
Ever get thirsty? I do, and I have access to clean drinking water at multiple access points throughout my day. Having traveled to Africa, I can somewhat imagine what it would be like to live in a hot country without … Continue reading
“IT’S ALWAYS DARKEST BEFORE THE DAWN” The Dark Knight
Five years ago this week my grandfather passed away. A few days later my husband attempted suicide for the first time in our marriage. Three years later, this same week, my only sister-in-law died in her sleep. She was 29. … Continue reading