by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 22, 2021 | Faith, Inspiration, Love Unconditionally, Prayer, Uncategorized
As a six-year-old, I spent some evenings learning from my mother to write in Chinese. She began by deftly forming several Chinese characters at the head of a large copybook and explaining what they meant. I would then copy each of her characters multiple times in a...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | May 18, 2020 | Encouragement, Inspiration, Prayer
My palms burned as I held the tuning peg on my cello in a death grip, tightening it millimetre by stubborn millimetre. Would it stay put? Cautiously picking at the string, I heard a perfectly pitched “A” ring out. The moment I released the peg, though, it immediately...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jan 23, 2020 | Inspiration, Life Issues
Have you had moments where you felt a tinge of loneliness lately? There didn’t seem anyone available to share in your joy, your challenge, your desire, your hope? The space around you seemed a little too empty? Vancouver continues to be considered one of the loneliest...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Feb 9, 2019 | Hope, Inspiration
Our church motto is to make disciples for Christ from all nations. The word ‘nations’ actually refers to ethnic groups even if we don’t have flags to represent them all. The sign outside our church says “50 Nations – One Family.” Sometimes we might think that if we...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Feb 8, 2019 | Encouragement, Inspiration
The calm before the storm, the quiet before the chaos…I sit at my kitchen table reading a story while everyone is still asleep. It is about a mom of three boys and her journey as she tries to raise them in the love of Christ. It is inspiring and motivating and a...
by Kathryn Hausmanis | Jul 27, 2018 | Encouragement, Inspiration, Travel
When in the middle of a trial it is easy to ask. “Why me?” We are tempted to look at others and assume they have no troubles. A struggling friend said “others in the church have perfect lives and can’t understand mine”. Being privileged to “pastor” many I can attest...
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