Throughout all my years of living with MS I’ve adopted a mantra;
“I have MS but MS doesn’t have me”.
MS, healing, drugs, exercise, and Jesus (part 2 of who knows how many) Read More »
Well I’m ‘celebrating’ 19 years of life with MS this month.
19 years!
MS, healing, drugs, exercise, and Jesus (part 1 of who knows how many) Read More »
Well it turns out that Friday June 3 was ‘National Doughnut Day’!
Who knew?
Hope. And the Mighty Doughnut Read More »
The legendary Henri Nouwen once wrote that there are 3 things necessary for closeness to God;
1. Contemplative reading of scripture.
2. Prayer.
3. A spiritual guide
The Value of Having a Spiritual Director Read More »
I’m kind of all riled up today. I just heard that my good friend Alain in Montreal who for many years has been running a drop-in for folks on the streets out of a downtown church, is looking for a new location in order to run his program.
I Feel a Rant Coming On Read More »
It has been an up and down few weeks.
Major ‘ups’ actually. And major ‘downs’.
I guess that seems to be the kind of life that’s been handed to me.
Major Ups + Major Downs = Life Read More »
May is dignity month in The Salvation Army world. Once again, we at Toronto Housing and Homeless Supports (THHS) will be doing our part by making our missional focus for the month ‘dignity and respect’.
I went back to work on Monday after 2 rough health weeks.
I didn’t feel strong. I was anxious that I’d not get through the day. I was afraid to discover what my ‘new normal’ might be after this bout of illness.
Well it’s been quite a couple of weeks. Most of you know I spent the bulk of last week in the hospital due to a virus that literally knocked me off my feet. That was a brutal few days.
Well it’s been quite the few days.
To say the least.
I’m in the hospital. I’ve been here since early Sunday morning.
Hospital Days; My Dark Night of the Soul Read More »