Stories that Bridge Heart and Heaven
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 →
Twenty-twenty was a strange year. Death distilled our lifestyles, bled aspirations and rendered hope to a trickle. The Pandemic was a year of forced solitude and quiet. Twenty-twenty-one will probably Continue Reading →
Unpredictable Anniversary Across the patio table my gaze lifted skyward beyond my husband towards the evening’s gentle settling. Pink hues tinged the dissipating thunderheads, their ominous threat lessened by the Continue Reading →
A Touch Deficit On June 22, 2020 the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) shuffled another step forward into Stage Two of re-opening the economy. Lagging behind the rest of Ontario they Continue Reading →
Joy Streaming Another stream of travelers poured through the international arrival door at Toronto’s Pearson Airport. I carefully examined the baggage to gauge if this was a long-distance flight from Continue Reading →
Time’s Decision This weekend we celebrated my aunt and uncle’s 62nd wedding anniversary. The number suggests their relative ages; declining health and mental challenges kept the festivities joyful but short. Continue Reading →
The Short and Long of Time With a life almost in constant motion (see: Time Tested) how I relate to time differs from my mother. She needs more today to Continue Reading →