Stories that Bridge Heart and Heaven
“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 →
Finally, a breakthrough. A desert decision. Decades as a head nurse deferring to doctors’ directives is likely what distilled Pam’s stubborn independence (refer to backstory: https://carolinmparadis.com/2024/03/03/desert-dementia/). Dorothée made headway with 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 →
It’s not like we had a definitive plan. There was no clear-cut direction to help my mother’s ninety-one-year-old friend; no desert grace to guide us on a desert journey (refer Continue Reading →
It’s been a long pause since my last blog post in March 2021 on Lent Recalibrates Relationships (https://carolinmparadis.com/2021/02/28/lent-recalibrates-relationships/). It’s not what I intended, but I have good reasons. I was Continue Reading →
Common during Lent is the spiritual discipline of abstinence. We give up things like alcohol, sweets, meat or even all foods during daylight hours if we choose to fast. We Continue Reading →
Lent – A Hard Pill to Swallow Ash Wednesday signals the beginning of Lent and for many mainstream Christians launches a six-week period of spiritual and physical discipline that ends Continue Reading →
Hard to Take Holy Week Holy Week is taxing. It’s a whirlwind of exchange–a roller coaster ride of emotional ups and downs (for the full biblical stories check out: Math Continue Reading →
More Christmas Days Stretching Christmas Day 10: Christmas Day ten includes an unexpected gift. It is like the present you ask for but don’t receive on the day. The late Continue Reading →