The police are at the door. How would you react if your spouse said that to you? (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 16, 2020
When someone dear to you dies, the lessons you learn about life are priceless. (more…)
Bob JonesSeptember 1, 2020
A lifetime ago, or so it seems, teens and young adults from across Montreal, came together every Friday night on the West Island at a gathering called the Life Centre. Three decades later, where are they now? What happened to the youth of the Life Centre? How did their experience in a Christian youth group influence the rest of their lives? (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 31, 2020
2020 marks the first summer in three decades that football is not on the calendar for our family. (more…)
Bob JonesAugust 25, 2020
A friend answered opportunity's knock in 2012, and followed her dream to study medicine in London, England. It meant she had to stop believing she couldn't cope without friends, familiarity and her usual routine. In the long run she not only received an education, she found a lifetime partner while in England. They were married in April 2014. (more…)
Jones BobAugust 4, 2020
Try as I might, I find myself leaving home without it. New habits are hard to learn, no matter how important they are. (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 26, 2020
Nine-year old Jennifer held her breath until she felt she would pass out. She begged herself, lie still. Just a bit longer. Rebel soldiers of Uganda’s murderous leader – Joseph Kony - would surely move on. The soldiers’ boots were inches from Jennifer's and her seven-year old sister’s bodies. And then one of the soldier’s stepped on her sister and the little girl cried out. (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 24, 2020
During COVID the one thing that is certain is uncertainty. Politicians and world health leaders flip-flopped on protocols. Experts disagree on everything from the use of masks to school closures. So, who you gonna trust? (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 12, 2020
Today I went to a tattoo artist, and for $60 I let a man with a giant Jesus-tattoo on his head ink a semi-colon onto my wrist where it will stay until the day I die. Heather Parrie (more…)
Bob JonesJuly 4, 2020