I have always marveled at the people who have the strength and courage to open their hearts and their homes to adopt a child. I believe that there is no greater gift in this world than a child and having the opportunity to become a parent. It teaches more about unconditional love and dedication than any parent to be could ever imagine. And in return, there is no greater satisfaction than seeing a smile on…
No one else has experienced your journey, celebrated the same victories and successes or suffered the same pain and defeat. Only you can understand your motivations and choices and that should be all of the justification that you need. Be who you are deep inside, follow your heart and live the life that brings you happiness and peace.
Each day holds the potential for greatness or disaster… It is up to you to choose if you are going to fight your way to greatness or crumple and give in to disaster. The only failure is giving up on yourself!
If something is worth having, then you are going to have to work for it. And it might not always be easy or even pleasant to put in the work that will get you to your goal, but it is necessary. You can’t follow a rainbow if you are running from the rain.
Abstractly, we all know that our days on this earth are limited. But it can be very easy to allow the “details” of our world to clutter up our day and our thoughts. But this past week, I was reminded in a rather abrupt manner, that life is short and tomorrow is not promised to any of us. The sudden loss of a neighbor stopped me in my tracks as it did many of the…
Last week, I talked about living with learning disabilities and my struggles with being rejected because of it. This week I heard a story about a deaf man who had difficulties finding work. He said people believed he couldn’t do the work because of his disability. I thought, “I’ve been there, kid! I know exactly how it feels!” All of us with disabilities know how it feels. You show up for a job interview…
Many people claim to have a relationship with Jesus. But what does having a relationship with Jesus mean? Does your relationship with Jesus result in peace with your neighbour? Do you help the needy and poor and do you try to become one with them? A relationship with Jesus does not only consist in spending time in prayer, participating in mass, listening to the Word of God or attending to a prayer group, amongst others. A…
Blue is the color of the seemingly limitless sky and the vast ocean. It is the color that speaks to the inquisitive nature in each of us to explore all that is out there awaiting us as we soar high among the delicate clouds in the sky and venture deep into the blue unknown of the ocean. It is the color of limitless potential and opportunity. Blue is not the color of sadness unless you…
Not every day is about huge success stories and following rainbows to discover a great treasure awaiting you at the end. There are many days which are just average and some that feel so dark that you might never survive to see another sunrise. But surprisingly, it is what happens on those really dark days that tells you a lot about yourself and the people that you choose to have around you. It’s easy to…
Time is one of the most amazing things that we will never see, never touch, never control and do not appreciate until we discover that it is slipping away from us. Time is a concept that has occupied the minds of people forever, from our greatest minds right down to the children who continue to ask, “Are we there yet?” Man has been creating ways to measure time since long before we had units of…