Roadblock or Detour
Mar 21Let me assure you off the top that this post is in no way related to The Amazing Race. Rather, it relates to the other amazing journey we’re on right now… adoption. We recently heard back from CAS regarding our case and were happy to meet with someone from their staff. Unfortunately, the news was not what we were hoping to hear. Seems CAS has a fair backlog of families waiting...
One Small Step
Feb 06They say that, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” The journey of adoption, however, begins with a whole pile of paperwork! In our case, paperwork which is now on its way to CAS. These multiple questionnaires are not for the faint of heart. They ask many personal questions that probe deep into your life. They pose a ton of questions about what kind of...
The Traveling Salesman Problem
Jan 14You may have seen a thread on Facebook about this, however, I feel compelled to detail the whole situation in more than the few hundred characters I can work with there. So it all started a few days back. Someone randomly phoned our house during the day. The call display lit up with the dreaded “Unknown Caller” but Jen broke her usual convention and answered anyway, thinking it may...
Taking the Bullying by the Horns
Dec 22[adjusts soapbox] I was reading a great piece in The National Post the other day on the topic of bullying and the legislation being proposed in this great province of ours, and it really got me thinking. It brought up memories of my own high school experiences, which certainly weren’t everyone’s idea of what high school should be. For the anxious among you, I’ll get to the point...
Getting Emotional
Nov 29This past Sunday at Lifecentre, we kicked off our Christmas sermon series, Journey of the Heart. Throughout this series, we will be looking at how we can respond to the gift of Jesus this Christmas, with a bit of a Canadian twist, eh? Because it’s a Journey of the Heart, we’ll be looking at the responses of three different types of heats, Busy, Intellectual and Emotional. Why do I...