Amanda Carrasco

I live in a place where we don’t get a lot of snow. I chose that on purpose. As of right now we have been a one vehicle family for over two weeks because I can’t drive my car -because of SNOW.Yes its beautiful, but it can leave my city anytime and it will not… Continue reading

It’s eight days till Christmas and I attended a funeral this morning. Christmas is not my favourite time of year and this was not a welcome addition. No one wants to be at a funeral; let alone as people are busy shopping and decorating and baking. So much pain in a time that is supposed… Continue reading

I’ve been raped.So all the media this past two weeks surrounding the young woman raped behind the dumpster, her 12 page statement (which I read in entirety), the judges light sentence, and the statement from the rapists father, have created a firestorm inside my head. I think about her and I think about me. I… Continue reading

One of my favourite things in the world is the ocean. I have always loved it and always will. It soothes my soul, and not for its rhythmic sounds, but for it sheer raw power. The ocean is beautiful but if you mess with it, it will take you out. It has mysteries too deep… Continue reading

People typically get married because they are “in love.” Usually at that time love looks like feelings of butterflies, shared quiet moments, and dreams for the future. Once you are married real life happens. Dirty socks are left on the floor, babies and puke and exhaustion happen. The dreams of some blissful happily ever after,… Continue reading

People make a lot of very bad decisions. I am definitely part of that group. This amazing thing I have learned however is that our actions don’t define us. They may make us look a certain way to others, but inside we are the person God created us to be.  The hardest thing to do… Continue reading

When things go wrong we always want to find someone to blame. It makes things easier to handle when we can shame a guilty party. When we sin there are consequences. It was a common thought in Jesus day that if someone was sick it was because they sinned or someone like their parents sinned.… Continue reading

I’m not a talk kind of person. If you say you want something then you should actually want it. Just before my husband turned 30 he learned this lesson really well. We were on a ferry and saw a brochure for skydiving and he said, “I want to go skydiving one day.” I took him… Continue reading

I do not do routine breast exams. Routine breast exams are wise and important and every woman should do them! I do not. It is not a good idea to skip or forget them. Randomly, the day before I left the country for nine days on a work trip I found a lump in my… Continue reading

I have been in and around politics in various ways for quite a while. I’ve seen good things and I’ve seen bad things, some very bad things. Politics is a beast inside and out. For politicians I think the saying is true that you don’t know what it’s like unless you walk a mile in… Continue reading