Shine On Baby, Shine On

Diamonds. Precious gems. They don’t start out looking like the stunning pieces they are transformed into. While cleaning my rings recently I watched my dull, drab stones return to their shining glory and it generated some thoughts for consideration: These stones that become near and dear to us don’t usually start out as the bright [...]

I Still Want My Mommy!

I well remember Mom putting my hair in rollers for this, my Kindergarten photo. I felt so incredibly special – she spent a lot of time getting them in tight enough so they didn’t fall out while I slept, but gentle enough that they didn’t hurt my head (my hair is so fine and trying [...]

Live a Little, Live a Lot

You wake up every morning. You hit the floor running. Well, unless you’re like me and then you trudge with squinty eyes hoping not to tumble down the stairs on the way to the coffee pot. Your duties for the day roll over and across and around your brain, trying to make sense of the [...]

My Basement Bear

I wish I had a photo of him, my basement bear. I have a vivid recollection of being about 3 years old sitting in our basement among a bunch of what I’ll assume were bags of clothes, and coming across a big black and yellow stuffed bear. He was larger than life, the same size [...]

Lessons from the Seuss

Since I was a girl and could read on the spot Dr. Seuss made me smile and think quite a lot He’s funny, he’s happy, he’s silly, and smart He thinks everyone has something to offer – like art The trees give us air, kids thrive on esteem His heart is to help us all [...]

Attitude is Everything, So the School Says

My daughter’s school celebrates every report card term with an early morning awards ceremony complete with bagels and coffee! They invite parents to come and acknowledge those students who have achieved the Honour Roll (minimum 80% average with Very Good or Excellent in effort & attitude in every subject) or Principal’s List (Very Good or [...]

My 11 Year Old Wants to Die

I’ve struggled all week whether to write about this or not. My chest is tight and part of me wants to stop before I start, but I am compelled for whatever reason to share my heart and our experience. My brain is telling me that I will be judged, opinions will be formed, and comments [...]

Squish Not the Dream!

Bet you were expecting a Martin Luther King analogy. Not in this piece, maybe another time. My thoughts today are somewhat more simplistic. Who knew ABBA and the words to their song, “I Have a Dream,”  would speak to me at this time in my life. I’m an avid believer in pursuing our dreams, never [...]

Annoyingly Positive!

“My positivity may be annoying, but your negativity is deadly!” Those words jumped off the screen at me as I read Jeeven’s Facebook status update. Who said FB doesn’t have its good points?! I haven’t been able to get it out of my head since he posted it on Tuesday. What Jeeven doesn’t know is [...]

Forgive & Forget. You’re kidding right?

Forgiveness is a big topic to tackle. Often times we don’t even recognize when we harbour unforgiveness, or we have this notion if we do forgive that we’re weak or have to forget it happened somehow. The battle rages within, trying to figure out just how to forget. Folks, the brain doesn’t quite work that [...]