Posts by Laura Loopstra
Church, Can We Talk? – Shaley Hoogendoorn
Shaley Hoogendoorn I was shaking, crying and struggling to breathe. I was sitting, hidden in a stairwell at my church. Was it a heart attack? I closed my eyes and prayed, Was this the end? I felt utterly alone. That was the worst panic attack I’d ever experienced and it hit me…
Read MoreAlways Know Contributors
KNOWING I AM LOVED & VALUED BY GOD (8 blogs) Heather Smyth – The Master Craftsman – Episode 41 Jonathan Puddle – He Calls Me Beloved – Episode 200 Brenda Drost – You Are Valuable – Episode 95 Kimberley Mitchell – Truth In, Truth Out – Episode 87 Corina Kung – Navigating High Expectations –…
Read MoreLivia (Lihua) Huang
Livia (Lihua) Huang was born and raised in Southern China, and came to Canada first to pursue her Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning at Dalhouise University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is passionate about supporting capacity building for communities, especially Indigenous communities, food security, and education. Upon graduation, she worked as a planner in…
Read MoreAmie Charlie
Amie Charlie was born and raised in Inuvik, Northwest Territories. She is the oldest of three girls and is a member of the Gwitch’in and Kaska First Nations. In 2019, she graduated from Trinity Western University with a BA in International Development. Amie is passionate about building community, sustainable business, and advocating for Indigenous rights. She is the…
Read MoreEp. 207: Coast To Coast (To Coast) – Northwest Territories, Nunavut & The Yukon
This week on See Hear Love we conclude our “Coast to Coast Across Canada” Conversations in the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut Join Host Melinda and Co-Host Anne-Miranda as they listen and learn from Special Guests Jodi Ristau (works with indigenous communities in the Yukon), Amie Charlie (Founder, Arctic Youth Development Agency), and Livia Huang (works…
Read MoreChristina M. Crook – A Prayer to Cease Comparing
Christina Crook is the author of The Joy of Missing Out: Finding Balance in a Wired World, harbinger of the global #JOMO movement, and host of the JOMO(cast) podcast. Christina is a pioneering voice in the field of digital well-being and creator of the world’s first digital well-being membership, Navigate. She’s privileged to lead a…
Read MoreKarra Overholt Busse – These Three Words
Karra Overholt is involved in everything youth – reaching and transforming high school and middle school students at Church on the Rock and throughout the wider Hamilton Mountain, Ontario area. She graduated from Indiana Wesleyan University with a degree in Adolescent Ministries and a degree in Leadership.
Read MoreDr. Merry C. Lin – My Worth Isn’t In My Looks
Dr. Merry C Lin is a registered clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience in counselling individuals, couples and families on a variety of personal issues. She specializes in helping people overcome depression, anxiety and fear, abuse and trauma, stress, grief, marital and relationship struggles, parenting and family issues, and other life stressors. Her passion…
Read MoreCorina Kung – Navigating High Expectations
Corina Kung was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. She has been involved in ministry for over 25 years teaching, counselling and mentoring numerous people from children to young adults.
Read MoreKNOWING I AM LOVED & VALUED BY GOD
What’s the price of two or three pet canaries? Some loose change, right? But God never overlooks a single one. And he pays even greater attention to you, down to the last detail—even numbering the hairs on your head! So don’t be intimidated by all this bully talk. You’re worth more than a million canaries.…
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