I tried to be a good cheerleader for my kids, but it wasn’t always right. One of our sons had multiple surgeries on his eyes. We were told that he would never have three-dimensional vision. Still, we put him in baseball with his brothers. He often didn’t swing at the pitch. He rarely connected the bat with the ball. I would cheer using those familiar words, “Like you can… like … [Read more...] about Cheerleading from heaven
Life
Navigating the facets of everyday life including managing finances, growing old, being single, staying healthy and more.
Recognize all of the warning signs of investment fraud
Recently, the BC Securities Commission (BCSC) released the statement that “fewer than half of British Columbians recognize all of the warning signs of investment fraud.” What’s particularly scary about the report is that, contrary to what you might think, as church-goers we are typically at greater risk of falling prey to fraud than the general public. First, … [Read more...] about Recognize all of the warning signs of investment fraud
Chiropractic medicine has come a long way
“Just relax,” says my chiropractor as she gently rocks my head back and forth in her hands. A quick movement in her skilled hands and the release in my neck is done. But my back, however, doesn’t want to release so easily. Rumour has it that up to 80 per cent of us will tweak our back seriously at some time in our lives. The Canadian Chiropractic Association says in Canada … [Read more...] about Chiropractic medicine has come a long way
St. Valentine’s Day, you gotta love it
Okay, I have to admit that I’m a hopeless romantic. I proposed to my girl at the exact minute when we’d been officially dating for 24,000 hours. It was 1976, we were watching the sunset from the side of Burnaby Mountain, sitting in my parked 1973 blue Valiant (in the front seat in case you’re wondering). She said yes. We’ll soon celebrate 40 years of marriage. During those … [Read more...] about St. Valentine’s Day, you gotta love it