by adminThreadsofLife | Mar 31, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Steps for Life
As my first full week of social distancing in response to the rapidly evolving threat of COVID-19 came to a close I couldn’t help but think that March is traditionally a very happy time of year for me; the noon day sun is high and the days are getting longer, buds are...
by Kelley Thompson | Mar 26, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Wow. Our world in Canada has certainly changed over the last two weeks. The amount of information circulating has reached a certain level of overload in my brain. I took last weekend to re-group, re-prioritize, and make a list of the new things I am grateful for,...
by Wendy-Ellen Nittel | Mar 19, 2020 | How We Help
Safety is the top priority when Grandpa and grandson are working on projects on the farm and at home. Farm Safety is an integral part of our family farm life. As my husband Bruce is self-employed, we cannot afford to lose his work hours due to illness, injury or the...
by Kelley Thompson | Mar 12, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
A family friend sent me a photo taken in 1983 of myself, my dad, and my mom at her mother’s 70th birthday party. I spent quite a long time looking at it. So many details to ponder. Why did I look so grumpy? Perhaps because I was 14 and most likely would rather...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Mar 5, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Our Canadian winters are predictably…. unpredictable! We have at least three solid months of cold temperatures, ice or snow to align ourselves with. For some it is exciting, for others maybe not so much. Myself, I am looking forward to milder days. I could literally...