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...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 11, 2024 | Our Family Stories
by Marlyn Quast-Frank“Larger than life”. That is how most of Colton’s friends and family have described him since he unexpectedly left this world. He lived his short life to the fullest and is remembered most for his kind and loyal heart, gentle and dedicated spirit,...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jan 4, 2024 | How We Help
My name is Heidi Hunter. As I sit down to write this, I feel so grateful to have been invited to offer a Threads of Life workshop, January 24, 2024. For the past 30 years, I’ve been on a profound journey of self-reflection through the art of journaling. In the early...
by adminThreadsofLife | Dec 14, 2023 | How We Help
by Threads of Life founders Shirley Hickman, Executive Director and Sharon Freeman, CoordinatorWhen Tim Hickman died in 1996 and Amanda Peat in 2000, there was no support system for our families. Sharon and Shirley were connected to each other through the common need...