Novel & Noteworthy
A BLOG BY MELISSA LYONS
Children's book about loss offers comfort during the holiday season
At first glance, I Will Always Love You looks like just another children's book, but the inside cover reads: "It's for everyone big or small. For the child who lives within us all." Written by Lasalle author Melissa Lyons, the book features two children who have lost someone in their lives. The narrator of the book offers comforting guidance to the children about coping and moving on.
May/June 2018 Windsor Life Magazine Story
It happened during a vacation in Thailand in January of last year. One day, while Terry was scuba diving, Melissa stayed on shore enjoying a cup of tea and writing in her journal hoping to figure out exactly what was missing in her life. Without moving in any specific direction, she jotted down random words like, “ tree, wood, beach, boat etc.” and when she looked down, “ it was like a story had just appeared in the middle of my page specifically it was a story about loss and love ..
CTV: Windsor Coping with Grief
From pins and cupcakes to hockey sticks and jerseys, residents across Windsor-Essex have come up with different ways to show their support for the community of Humboldt, Saskatchewan. The small community has been devastated since a transport truck and a bus carrying the Humboldt junior hockey team collided last Friday at a rural intersection. 16 people died in the crash.