by Sharon Cooke | Jul 13, 2013
Every Wednesday after my Aqua Fit Class I take a steam. You can see no one, but you can hear the voices of the women who are likewise enjoying the health effects of the steam. “I go to church, say my prayers and go about my day.” “When church is too busy, I can’t...
by Sharon Cooke | Jul 1, 2013
I live in a neighbourhood where I drive down the street and I see a kaleidoscope of nationalities, cultures and beliefs. We nod to each other. We go about our day. We are a neighbourhood. We live in peace. We allow each other to be. We allow each other...
by Sharon Cooke | Jun 21, 2013
Summer – the season of action and activity. The seeds of Spring have sprouted and it’s time to go to work. Put your plans into action, carry through on projects, tend to business, have some fun – just make sure it’s while you are applying yourself. Get outside,...
by Sharon Cooke | Jun 15, 2013
You don’t have to go far to meet a young man who has grown up in the absence of his father. It is still a fact that eighty percent of single parents are women. Where do these guys go? Where do they disappear to? Who gets them? War Jail Work Another woman Another man...
by Sharon Cooke | May 15, 2013
“Where are you going?” “Just to look around.” “You can’t go in there.” “Why?” “Women who shop in there never have sex again.” “Are you sure? How do you know that?” “Just take a minute to think about it – any woman who wears cardinals, bird feeders and geese with...