by adminThreadsofLife | Apr 12, 2024 | How We Help
FamiliesConnect has become such a supportive virtual room to gather in, hasn’t it? It’s wonderful to see family members gathering in this online community each month to connect, offer their experiences, and build practical new skills to test out in their lives. We...
by adminThreadsofLife | Apr 4, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Shelly KurisMy daughter wrote a poem when she was 11. She was just 7 years old when she lost her father, my husband.“When I close my eyes at night,I make a wish with all my might,that my dad will come home safe to me,do you think that could ever be?”Sam and I met...
by adminThreadsofLife | Mar 27, 2024 | Steps for Life
The day Tara Elliott got that phone call is what she calls a “flashbulb memory” – a vivid, detailed memory of a high-emotional moment. She can recall each turn she took on her drive to the hospital; how each member of her family reacted when the doctor told them her...
by adminThreadsofLife | Feb 15, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Tera Colville In June of 2021, we all gathered to celebrate Father’s Day and our father’s birthday for the weekend at our parents’ home in the Haliburton Highlands. When Jamie left for his work week that Sunday, we hugged him and told him we loved him, not knowing...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 25, 2024 | Partner Praise, Steps for Life
If you were looking for a clear sign of the relationship between Threads of Life and the Alberta Construction Safety Association, you’d find it on the back of every Steps for Life t-shirt in that province. The ACSA has been a sponsor of every Alberta-based Steps for...