Remembering

Tomorrow is Remembrance Day here in Canada–a day set aside to commemorate those who serve/served in the Armed Forces, many of whom sacrificed their own lives for freedom and justice.

It is a day of sombre reflection, obviously, but this year, even more so than usual.

Last November 11, my nephew Tyler passed away after an eleven-month battle with cancer. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of his death.

I know exactly what that kind of marker in time is like, especially for my sister and her husband, since my own daughter passed away in February of that same year. 2025 was not kind to our family and 2026 continued that trend, with the Tumbler Ridge school shooting tragedy that took place in February here in Tumbler Ridge where I live.

And yet… I still believe that God is loving, merciful, trustworthy, and sovereign. I do not always understand His ways, and perhaps shouldn’t even try. He is omnipotent, omniscient, and far above my capabilities or questions.

And so, I simply say: REST IN PEACE. WE WILL NEVER FORGET…