by Susan Haldane | Jan 23, 2018 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care
Threads of Life family members have such talents! Here are two poems which express the longing for what might have been, and the comfort of family – both blood family, and the extended Threads of Life family. Who would you be -by Paulette Raymond Who...
by Susan Haldane | Nov 21, 2017 | Health and Safety
Outside my window the rain turns to snow and begins to gather on the grass and on the laneway. It’s high time I put the snow tires on my car, I think. We often think about road safety this time of year, when everyone on Canada’s roads is adjusting once again to winter...
by Susan Haldane | Sep 26, 2017 | Volunteers
Every summer, the gold mine where Tami Helgeson spent her career, hires students and new graduates. Every summer Tami would tell them the story of her son Eric, who died in 1999 at his construction job after a crane tipped over, collapsing the building where Eric was...
by Susan Haldane | Sep 14, 2017 | Steps for Life
“You don’t pay love back; you pay it forward.” – Lily Hardy Hammond, In the Garden of Delight, 1916 Isn’t it true, sometimes, that the people who’ve faced the most hardship and tragedy in their lives show the most kindness and generosity?...
by Susan Haldane | Aug 15, 2017 | Health and Safety, Volunteers
The learn-to-ride motorcycle course started off with a lecture on a Friday evening, in a small, stuffy college classroom. It was the end of the work week and people were tired, but the instructor was obviously an experienced rider and a practical, straight-talking...
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