Stories that Bridge Heart and Heaven
Before leaving Montreal for a desert drive to Toronto, we stopped by a Jean Coutu to fill Pam’s rehab hospital prescription (refer backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/2024/03/17/desert-luck/). The diversion to a pharmacy was Continue Reading →
“Okay, I got lucky. Humber Heights has a room. At least we have one good thing happening in this pandemic.” It was desert luck (refer backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/2024/03/10/desert-decision/). My cousin Sue, Continue Reading →
In a desert, lost people deprived of shelter and water hallucinate. Minds deteriorate and perceptions dim to desert dementia. The Pandemic did that to older people. Social and physical loss Continue Reading →
Arriving in Montreal as desert strangers to help my mother’s aged and hospitalized friendꟷa fellow retired nurse from Englandꟷit wasn’t long before we sorted roles (refer backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/desert-grace/2024/02/18/). My sister-in-law Continue Reading →
The Lustre of Being “Ah, there you are.” Joyce balanced two cups of tea as she made her way across the lawn. Her mother stood at the edge of a Continue Reading →
There is a balance to achieve when communicating in difficult situations if the goal is satisfactory outcomes. Applying the right pull to push is challenging, too much of one or the Continue Reading →
“If you resist growth, tension will mount until you feel you’re coming apart at the seams.” NamastePublishing@namastebooks http://ow.ly/QTjt30epkdY It seems strange that tension is a gift from God. We think of Continue Reading →