Professional Development Conference
May 15^th – 16^th, 2012
Algoma’s Water Tower Inn & Suites, Sault Ste. Marie, ON

Welcome Friend Association Inc.

76 Dawson St., P.O. Box 242

Thessalon, ON   P0R 1L0

genties & ladlemen,

I thought I'd share, for a few moments, some "family" photos with you all.

And if you wish, you could share some as well.

Here is where I was born

 Last night, my sister and I went through Mom's tea cups.

Mom had been wanting us to sit down and select which ones we wanted for a long period of time, but, somehow, we never got to it.  Either too busy, or...it felt too much like it was a recognition we would be losing her.

Mom had 38 teacups. 

There were the very old ones from her mother, and the more recent ones given to her by her children when we were young.

There were the 50th wedding aniversary & 25th wedding anniversary ones.

Here's the situation...

My Yobo, her 21 year old niece, her 19 year old son, and I are going camping this weekend near Kingston, Ontario.

Four people going camping together.

We have two tents.

Each tent sleeps a maximum of two people.

4 people / 2 tents = 2 people / tent.

The question is: Who should sleep together?

Friends

It is with sad news that I share with you that BusyMom's Dad passed this morning.

She and the family were with him, and as she has indicated to me, it was a holy moment.

Many of the wondercafe community have walked with Busymom on-line, as her father rallied time & again from the stroke, and shared the ways they were communicating.  We have been blessed by her offering of her life stories to us.

Please keep the Busygang in your thoughts and prayers.

I was at a workshop last night for "Appreciative Inquiry".

It was pretty good, but as part of it the dialogue on forgiveness came up.

One statement was that forgiveness does not equal  reconciliation.

How do you define forgiveness?

If you forgive someone, is it necessary to let the person you forgive know, or is forgiveness something that is totally inward.