The Life of Reilly

Well hello ...

Wow, it's been a while since we last posted anything on our blog about life here in Vancouver & so anyone who ever used this site as a means of keeping updated with our lives has probably given up a long time ago!  I think it might be time for a wee update ...

Lebanon War - Thoughts & Reflections

These thoughts are from a peaceful voice, one of many in Jerusalem - Rt. Rev. Munib Younan, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran church of Jordan and The  Holy  Land.

the home of the kassis family

Home, sweet home!

Almost every time we, as a family, return from a wonderful vacation, as we enter our home we say: Home, sweet home! No place is like home! I am sure that you have had the same feelings in many occasions. However, imagine being forced to leave suddenly your home! Imagine yourself as a child forced to leave behind all the dear things you had once, your pillow, your teddy bear, your favorite cartoon programs…! Imagine yourself forced to leave the comfort of your own bed to sleep on a thin mattress in a park or in a classroom! Imagine yourself without a hot meal, but hardly surviving on canned donations! Imagine that your daily routine has suddenly been turned upside down! Imagine that you do not know when you will return home and unsure whether you will find a heap of rubble instead of a sweet home! Imagine the long lasting psychological effects, on both children and adults, for being displaced!