Isän puhuttu todistus elämän suunnanmuutoksesta, ei-toivotusta eläkkeelle jäämisestä ja odotuksista. Minä aina muistan sen ajan ja sen hetken. Ja sentään haluankin todistaa siitä koska tämä on todistustilaisuus. Kun minäkin tulin uskoon kauan sitten, mutta millä tavalla ja millä tavalla Herra minulle ilmestyi? Kun minä olen suuresta perheestä kotoisin minun isäni ja äitini olivat uskovaisia ja…
Tag: family
Grace and grief on the balance
A Sister’s Journey Through Loss, Love and the Healing Power of Faith When life ends unexpectedly, regrets echo louder than words. My sister Irma left this earth in a flash. No goodbye. No warning. No chance to say the things that matter. Almost forty years have passed one November day, yet her absence still catches…
Twelve days before Christmas the unexpected happened
A Thursday, twelve days before Christmas, turned to be the most memorable one, and unexpected. Not an ordinary day! After his morning coffee and porridge, Dad seemed in a hurry to leave the house. “Where are you going?” Mom asked. “To Bay Street to buy the newspaper.” So, with that, he took off. There was…
Between Us: cover blurb reveal of a true love story
Cover & blurb reveal. Here are two choices of the cover blurb for my soon-to-be published Memoir. Between Us: A True Story of Longing for Love and Letters Across the Ocean. Please help me choose one. Which one do you like? Communicating through letters is woven seamlessly, and dialogue between relatable characters flows authentically. An…
Why Not Write Your Story Like Never Before?
So here’s the question I asked myself. Why not write your story like never before? At the time the world was in a pandemic when people were confined to their homes so the internet became an outlet for connection. I joined a memoir writing group, and when the the opportunity presented itself, I began drafting…
