Keeping Abreast

Comfort in Uncertain Times

Fear is contagious during times of chaos. How do we find calm inside the storm? We look for ways to reach out and help others. It’s the kind gestures that create compassion and make a difference.

Chain Reaction of Events

All in a day of the life of an entrepreneur. One event leads to a chain reaction of events that somehow all work out in the end.

Our “This Is Us” Story: Episode 6 – A Failed Adoption

Adoption is not for the faint of heart. You jump through many hoops, you play by the rules, you are scrutinized and judged, and you patiently wait. And still it can result in a failed adoption.

Our “This Is Us” Story: Episode 5 – Life Comes Full Circle

In true “This Is Us” fashion, this week’s episode is a flashback to my mom…her life and her death.

Our “This Is Us” Story: Episode 4 – Maddi-Fu Comes Home

It’s bittersweet the day we board the plane home to Canada. We are anxious to get home and settle in, but sad to leave behind our daughter’s birth country. One chapter in our adoption journey closes and another one begins…

Our “This Is Us” Story: Episode 3 – Meeting Maddi-Fu

Imagine ~ 18 families, all in one big room, patiently waiting to meet their babies for the first time. You could feel the anticipation in the air, the excitement, the nervousness!

Our “This Is Us” Story: Episode 2 – A Red Thread

“An invisible red thread connects all those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break”.

Our “This Is Us” Story: Episode 1 – A Roadblock

I’m bringing back an old blog post series, Our “This Is Us” Story, first published in February 2018. Many things have changed since then but this is how it all unfolded.