top of page

All posts


What Love Asks of Us
Adulthood usually brings boring everyday tasks, daunting routines, and unforeseen and often unwanted changes. Which bring us questions like why are we here? What keeps us going? Where is the meaning in all of this? Ham ended our conversation by sharing that he believes we are not put on this earth to just simply live for ourselves. We are put here to make this world a better place not only for our kids but our kid’s kid’s kid’s… He believes that purpose doesn’t have to be big
Shana Schoone
3 min read


Is Anyone Ever Really A Bad Person?
While teaching a class to a group of prisoners, Hannah was writing on the white board with her back turned away from them. One spoke up, “Why is your back turned away from us, don’t you know we’re prisoners?” Hannah smiled and turned around, “What are you going to do? Kill me?” They all laughed together. This is a seemingly simple and funny scenario. But behind the scenes, this was one of the few experiences of love for some of these inmates. The feeling of being trusted is o
Shana Schoone
4 min read


Love Doesn't Tell Time
Sometimes it takes years to build a friendship with someone. Developing trust and breaking down walls usually just takes time. Then one day, we meet someone and within five minutes we feel we have known them for our entire lives. They just recognize the real us. The person we hide behind all the armour and facades we put up. It’s almost as though we have known each other in other lifetimes . Sometimes life even gets in the way and we won't talk for months . Just to pick thing
Shana Schoone
4 min read


The Best Gift We Can Give Someone
For those of us mourning someone, we often find ourselves with a lot of unanswered questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? Will life ever be the same after we lose someone? Does grief ever just go away? Will we ever be able to feel true happiness after someone we love passes on? And are we betraying them when we decide to move on? Jenna, who is just 22 years old, has lost her sister, brother, and her father to Huntington's disease. I had the privilege to sit down
Shana Schoone
3 min read
bottom of page