What trauma looks like

What trauma looks like

by Leah-Ann MaybeeI was fast asleep when my phone rang. It was still an hour before I was supposed to wake up for the night shift, so I was a little groggy when I answered. That was until I heard the words “You need to get here now. It’s bad”. I was awake.As a safety...
Volunteer Profile: Barb Murray

Volunteer Profile: Barb Murray

Support can come in many forms: a heartfelt conversation, a warm cup of coffee, a plate of food made from scratch, or a beautiful glass star. All of these represent the different ways Barb Murray shares her gifts with others as a volunteer, both in her community and...
Touched by tragedy

Touched by tragedy

by Wildred LangmaidI never personally knew my maternal grandfather, Leroy Maxwell, but his story was part of the narrative of my childhood. Born on Christmas Day in 1887 in Barre, Vermont, he died five days before Christmas in 1945 when my mother, his youngest child...