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There are two types of Martyred Woman. Joan of Arc was a martyred

woman. She fought and died for her beliefs. She wanted to right the
wrongs that she saw happening. Not only was she brave, she was an
ano maly when it came to the women of her day.

The second type of martyred woman is a cunning and manipulative
person. She may act like she is innocent, but she knows what she is
doing. She will use her “victim status” to get what she wants, and
may succeed in this by crying to elicit the sympathy of others, or by
emotionally blackmailing them to get her needs met.

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Giving Woman’s joy is contagious and everyone she meets is touched by it. She is filled with laughter, hope and strength. She is a woman of integrity and she empowers others. Giving woman knows how to forgive and gives of her time and talents.

Each of us can find Giving Woman in us. A Giving Woman gives life, whether it’s by giving birth to a child, or by creating something for herself or others. Giving Woman knows the difference between giving of herself and giving herself away. The former means that she gives a hand-up and not a handout, and she does not allow herself to be taken in by the emotional vampires of the world. The latter means that she gives away parts of herself and plays the role of victim. Giving Woman gives to herself as well. She can accomplish this in the way she communicates with her soul. She gives to herself by becoming healthy and whole. She knows that her life has meaning and value.

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Mickey was my father-in-law.  He had a heart of gold and a sense of humour.  He recently passed away. This is my tribute to him.

                Mickey Fluet passed away in the wee hours of Sunday September 2, 2012 after a lengthy illness.  Two years ago, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor.  The doctors operated and to everyone’s relief the tumor was benign. He was also diagnosed with diabetes which could be controlled with medication and diet.   Just when we thought he had pulled through, the tumor, once again benign returned.

For awhile, everything seemed to be okay.  I invited him to a family picnic that my company had in Bowness Park (Calgary, Alberta).  He enjoyed himself immensely and later told me that he missed going to company functions.

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How is it that an incest victim, adult child of an abusive family, and cancer survivor finds the strength and courage to overcome her past and reach out to help others through her business?

For Jo-Ann Grimwood, the answer is found in her strong Christian faith.

According to Jo-Ann her journey of faith started when she was invited to attend Sunday school which she said, “was a great blessing as it gave me an escape and gave me great hope.” She met a family who attended the church and invited her to their home over many weekends and made sure that she could attend the choir practice.  Unfortunately, that church let her down and refused to marry her to an Anglican when she was 20 years old.  And for the next 20 years she felt like “part of my past support contradicted the teaching I once believed!”

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“New Year – a new chapter, new verse, or just the same old story? Ultimately we write it. The choice is ours.” ― Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe

During the past year we’ve seen a lot of changes and events in this world….some very positive, and some were downright evil. It’s during the first days of the New Year that we begin to think about and then make New Year’s resolutions.  How many of them fall by the way side and why?  Is it because we make them to please someone else and then, make them half-heartedly or is it because we’d like to make those changes but just aren’t ready to…yet?

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