A hobby I have grown quite fond of lately is taking pictures and making short YouTube videos of our journey, and other random stuff. Jamie had a dental appointment the other day in Vancouver so I thought I would make a short video of the day. Making these videos has become very helpful, and meaningful to me. I am no Martin Scorsese or George Lucas, but I am not trying to be. I am just being me. Sure, I want…
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I feel like a prisoner at times. I know I shouldn’t always go by my ‘feelings,’ but hey – I’m human. Confined. Trapped. Isolated. I just want to feel normal again… When will all of this be over? Is this what the rest of our future looks like? These are just a couple of questions I have. Overwhelmed. Anger. Darkness. Sinking. Suffocating. These are just some of the thought processes I have had over the past few days. Fun times!!…
I put together a short video of the 2016 Spring Break Mission hockey tournament. Hockey has been a huge gift to our son Memphis. As a father, it brings me great joy watching my kids do something they love to do! The tournament was a huge success. They won all four of their games, and Memphis played in net the entire tournament. He was so proud! A BIG thanks to Abbotsford Minor Hockey, and the Abbotsfod Blue Hawks for making…
I asked Jamie to write something for the blog – so here it is… When Sean spoke the words”It’s cancer” from the telephone, I on the receiving end, had a nanosecond to think, respond, and choose. I had to think what our now life was going to look like, to respond as from either a selfish or selfless counterpart, and I would have to choose to believe whatever belief I did have that moment while sitting on the stairs as…
It has been 7 months since I was diagnosed with Stage 4 Colon cancer. For those who may not know, the cancer was initially found in my colon, but after further testing it revealed that the cancer had metastasized to my liver, and lungs. I can’t really describe what it was last like in that moment when the oncologist informed us of the life altering news. Our world was turned upside down in a moment, and we have been trying…