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Christmas and I have run hot and cold over the years. By this I mean the whole Christmassy part of the holiday. My own religious affiliations and beliefs aside, the… Continue reading "My Relationship With Christmas – by Tina Draycott"
I was 34 years old. A single mother of two children ages 6 and 7. I had been working four part-time jobs in order to make ends meet. With that… Continue reading "Christmas Traditions – by Sylvia Collins"
“Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves.” ~Eric Sevareid I’m sure… Continue reading "Why We Shouldn’t Stop Giving Gifts (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
While in university, I lived in a very multicultural environment, so come the holiday season, there were multiple events in celebration of almost every holiday imaginable. As a result, it… Continue reading "A Symbol of the Holidays – by Steph Paige"
Why do our people go to war? I try very hard to wrap my head around why people enlist, knowing they will very likely serve in some war somewhere. I… Continue reading "Who Will Go To War – by Tina Draycott"
To me, Remembrance Day is one of the most important days of the year. It is a day that, in case we haven’t been doing it all year long, we… Continue reading "Remember The People – by Andrew Macklin"
Illustration courtesy of Steve Boyd If you grew up going to Sunday School, you know the story of David and Bathsheba. It was one of the kinda dirty Bible felt-board… Continue reading "When Kings Go To War (Dave Carrol, @DaveCarrol)"
In 2005, shortly after graduating with a degree in History from Wilfrid Laurier University, I became an ESL teacher in Korea. In fact, it was less than 2 weeks after… Continue reading "A Walk Through History – by Neil Macdonald"
I would like to start out by thanking all the fantastic health care workers. As a recovering person with diagnosed concurrent disorders, having both addictions and mental health issues, I… Continue reading "Impacted by Your Burn Out (Randy Roberts, @RandySRoberts)"
Growing up, I always had a huge sense of pride. Not necessarily of my accomplishments, which mostly amounted to eating 10 hot dogs at one sitting, but pride in the… Continue reading "The Family Business Gene – Right Between Two Strains of Crazy (Mike Alford)"