Image description: A group of three strawberries nestled together with their leaves Bleary eyed and sweaty I stumble from the bed. It’s dark, so dark that even the familiar pathways in my apartment seem treacherous. In the dimmest light possible. I test. I’m low. Too low. That explains the feeling of weakness in my […]
Image description: A man in a power wheelchair faces two closed doors. My mind has an odd habit. One of many I imagine. For a mind that is quick to notice the best in others, that is quick to acknowledge when my own work feels right, that is quick to see new horizons, […]
Image description: Man stepping out of car onto a striped carpet (May I ask, before I begin, not to be given advice about my feet, my use of socks, types of shoes or any other helpful hints. I implore you to let me simply assure you that the solution we have found, works.) There is […]
Image description: A drawing of a finger pointing to the letter ‘C’ on an alphabet communication board. She watched as the driver went through the procedure to strap my chair down on the bus. She had greeted me with a big smile in answer to my ‘Hello’ when I got on the bus. She […]
Image description: A package on a rolling platform on an elevator with the words ‘NOT ME’ under the drawing I may be fat. But I’m not freight. I was at an event the other day where the elevator, which went right to the front door of the room the event was being held in, […]
Hello, I was hoping I wouldn’t have to write you but I feel I must. For the last very many months I’ve been getting really nasty comments from an anonymous person – as we know anonymity gives cowardice courage – regarding a long laundry list of my supposed crimes. I am responsible for almost evey […]
March 21st, 2016 Thank you to everyone who submitted an application this year. As of Friday, March 18, the 2016 application period for the CLBC-BCGEU Scholarship Fund is now closed. The scholarship fund helps people CLBC serves achieve goals in their personal and professional lives by providing up to $2,500 for personal development, education or […]
Image Description: A hand with the word ‘softness’ on the tips of the fingers. It’s been a difficult week. Full of stress. Full of illness. Full of vulnerability. I knew, yesterday, that I’d be taking today off sick. I need to get well. I’m tired. When the day finished at work, I had one more […]
Open letter to the writers, artists, directors and producers of Zootopia, We went to see your movie Zootopia with two young girls this Saturday. Before we began, I asked the girls if they would play, ‘movie scavenger hunt’ with me. They both love games and eagerly agreed. I asked them to try and spot a […]
Image description: My simple, very simple, drawing of Joe, who forgot the phone so I couldn’t take a picture, in the choir this morning. I didn’t get a blog written this morning. Between getting my exercises done and getting ready to go to church we were really rushed for time. It was one of […]
