This week is the first week I'm working from home because of COVID-19. It's been challenging because I liked going into the office and interacting with my co-workers. I miss the face to face contact, going for walks, lunch and coffee breaks. I miss goign for my morning jog or to the gym but I …
Meg’s Story
The scars you can’t see are the hardest to heal - Gecko & Fly I felt guilty. Guilty because I’m not sorry that he’s gone. He passed away a month ago from a second stroke. It happened while I was at the grocery store. When I got home, there was an ambulance and police cars …
The Charity Case/Glimmer #writephoto
Shanice sat on the summit overlooking the city. This was her place. It was where she could be alone with God and her thoughts. She drew her knees up and wrapped her arms around them. Her life had been a tough one. She grew up in a rough neighborhood. When she was seven, her …
The Cabin
Bethany lay there, thinking about Lysander and his winsome smile. Groaning, she turned over in the bed, burying her face in the pillow. She was mad at him yet, she missed him so much. She knew that if she weren't laid up here in bed, her body covered in hives, she would be driving up …
A Misunderstanding
“Is your uncle at home?” Ashley asked casually as they walked the grounds on a beautiful, sunny spring afternoon. She was wearing a denim jacket because it was still a bit cool. They were at Eastwell Manor where Bradley was staying with his uncle until he found his own flat. It was a magnificent place …
The Nursing Home
It was Saturday morning and Andrea was at the nursing home visiting Mrs. Alvarez, dear woman whom she met through her grandmother. After her grandmother passed away, Andrea continued to visit Mrs. Alvarez who was always delighted to see her. She was in a wheelchair and although she was ninety years old, her mind was …
Unexpected News
"What is all the commotion?" Isabel asked as she removed her bonnet. She could hear excited voices in the drawing-room. She didn't dare go in. "Is Elsie in trouble again?" Elsie was her youngest sister. She was a bit of a wild one, always managing to get herself in trouble and sending their mother in …
Loving the Unloved
For I am the LORD who heals you - Exodus 15:26 I read this story and was so touched by this young woman's love and compassion for others who were experiencing what she once experienced. When a leprosy patient cried out, "Don't open my bandage!", Sakshi revealed her own hands and feet which clearly showed traces …
Making History in Science
Notes to Women congratulate Victoria Kaspi for being the first woman to win the Gerhard Herzberg Gold Medal, Canada's top Science award in its 25 year history. This long overdue win is a reminder that gender inequality is prevalent in Canadian Academia. Mario Pinto, President of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council who hands out …
Women of Faith Persecuted
I received this persecution and prayer alert from The Voice of Martyrs Canada. Imagine your teenage daughter is gang-raped, beaten and her life is threatened because you left Islam? This is the reality for women who have converted to Christianity. Their families threaten them, their husbands leave them and they could lose custody of their children. They …
Notes to Women 