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Cathedral of Stars: A...
CA$24.95How can you find a sense of belonging in home and church when you’re constantly on the move?
Through personal stories of forty-five changes of residence in five countries, Gloria Engel shows that some things remain constant in both home and church.
From prairie farm beginnings, she adapts to jungles, mountains, and cities. After childhood experiences of simple worship services held in homes, she finds joy in church settings that employ pageantry and ceremony.
Breaking free of childhood prohibitions against dancing, she discovers the heart of the dance,embarking on spiritual adventures that hint at the greatest adventure of all. -
Saskatchewan Dirt: A...
CA$24.95Saskatchewan Dirt. is a well researched genealogical and geographical pursuit of the early connections between settlers and Indigenous people in southeast Saskatchewan. In her research, Bev Lundahl uncovers several surprising connections in both the past and the present, sparking a road tripundertaken in the spring of 2020 with Georgina Cyr—the Métis chairperson of Intercultural Grandmothers Uniting (IGU). Sharing these discoveries withthe other members of IGU leads to compelling memories from several Residential School survivors. The search unfolds in real-time during the pandemic, marked by climate and human health emergencies along the way, including the announcement of the identification of unmarked graves at Residential School sites across the prairies. Saskatchewan Dirt is a true story of connection—and the building of reconciliation.
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Neighbours Helping...
CA$24.95“Putting others before yourself is a tall order. But anyone who even attempts it brings about a change in themselves and in the people around them. It was this underlying philosophy that prompted us to begin a food bank in Rosthern. We had no real blueprint to follow. But we ventured out and took a risk. We would do our best to put others first. This is the story of how it unfolded, the story of Good Neighbours Food Centre in Rosthern, Saskatchewan.” -
My Daughter's Heart: A...
CA$24.95The arrival of spring 2020 held nothing but promise for the Jasken family. With plans for camping trips and yard upgrades, life was moving along as usual.
But fate had other plans.
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, their youngest daughter suddenly collapsed, plunging the family into a tumultuous world of fear and uncertainty—they were devastated to learn that the source of Sierra’s ailment was a failing heart.
In the months to come, Sierra was surrounded by doctors and nurses, undergoing countless medical procedures in an unfamiliar city to give her another chance at life.
Compelling and poignant, filled with wry humour and raw emotion,My Daughter’s Heart is the true story of a family’s journey through a life-threatening crisis. -
Always Another River
CA$24.95Daryl Sexsmith's passion for wilderness and the canoe as a vehicle to explore that wilderness comes through loud and clear in this memoir of living and travelling on Canadian rivers, and the strong bonds forged between canoeing friends. -
My List, My Rules: The Year...
CA$29.95Raw. Riveting. Real. Convinced that loneliness would be her lifelong companion, Angie Counios was struggling to find a way forward. Then she made a decision that changed her life: she vowed to undertake 101 challenges over the next year. Completing those challenges—ranging from frivolous to fulfilling to downright formidable—led Angie to the life-altering discovery that the Universe has far more to share than she ever could have imagined. -
Ticket to the Grand Show,...
CA$29.95Neil McKinnon’s true stories are A Ticket to the Grand Show of human diversity, past and present, and explores the richness of culture woven into the multi-hued fabric of our lives. The variety found across the globe is exciting, and each culture has its own truths that have the capacity to expand and inform our own. An insightful glimpse at the submerged cultural icebergs we may discover when we travel. Some are exotic, some are tragic, some are humorous, and some are dangerous.
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