Tag: friendship

My Eid in a City of Pride: Part 1

I’ve always loved rainbows.  They are colour and order, two of my favourite things combined.  They appear rarely, rain and sun mixed to cause my family to pause in wonder and run out of doors.  Every pack of markers or pencil crayons I’ve ever… Continue Reading “My Eid in a City of Pride: Part 1”

The Sympathetic Listener

Listening brings rich relationships and unforgettable moments.

She Asks

Second in the Toronto Trilogy When the revolving doors of the Eaton Centre spat me out onto the sidewalk, I noticed them.  A cluster of five girls all dressed in jeans and fashionable coats.  Chestnut hair of both the straight and tight-curl variety framed… Continue Reading “She Asks”

A Sunday Morning Council

In which brainwashing is revealed, a control freak acknowledges that her best friend is too sick for her to heal, the Spirit drowns out the preacher, and eyes leak salt water.

Travel Journal: Cambodia in Retrospect

Twenty-four hours, three languages, sweet children, and a country that will always keep a piece of my heart. The last day I spent in Cambodia (Wednesday, July 27)  summarized all the aspects of my stay there.  It was the best day in many ways. … Continue Reading “Travel Journal: Cambodia in Retrospect”