Between pages in the family album, ok digital spaces, there are stories of connection and history and new beginnings. Each face and place tells more than a Rod Stewart story.  The handiwork of the creator marks each print with a the chaos of the ordinary. The sparks of new birth.

There, beneath the chocolates and the mandarins a fingerprint blesses the cake as a grace before a meal. A family portrait bridging generations.

At the end of a day the fingerprints of work are crated for the Last Door kitchens.  A chosen family portrait.

On our way a way we will travel with family memories.   A portrait of great grand children.  The blessedness of living in a recovery community is that family keeps growing and each blessed new member is one more reason to celebrate.  The title image was taken last week on 4th avenue in Calgary as the recovery community (20,000 persons by fire department estimates) gathered to celebrate.  The gifts of recovery are ever growing circles of family and the opportunities to visit them wherever their stories lead. GO!!