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Archive for May, 2011

Seeking and Finding Unconditional Love

It was a challenge for me to write this testimony, since I myself was not exactly sure how I became so in love with Jesus and so on fire with my faith. My journey towards this desire for holiness was a very gradual one, one that is 20 years in the making, and counting. I [...]

I challenge you to a dance-off

I don’t know if this happens to everyone once they hit university and beyond but for me and most people I know there’s been a major new development: all our friends are getting married off. I’ve been to probably twenty weddings in the last three years, or will have by the end of this summer. [...]

The Running Man

I absolutely, positively, most definitely dislike running. Ok, so that’s not entirely true. Running for the sake of an activity like soccer or tag or even musical chairs is fun. But I dislike running for the sake of running. The thought of “going out for a run” almost makes me gag. This is why I [...]

A Gift Worth Celebrating: By Melissa Westgeest

This week my nephew will receive his First Communion. I have the great privilege of being able to be present with him on this most special day, travelling from Vancouver to St. Albert, Alberta where the sacrament will take place. Shortly after my arrival to Alberta my nephew came over to visit, and I was [...]

Cedar or Oak?

Last week at my parent’s house, in a growing town called Kemptville in Ontario, we had a wind storm which had gusts of 100 km/h! Crazy right! It felt good to be on the inside of firm house. We have three big Oak trees around our house and looking at them in the wind was [...]

CCO Rise Up!