This year I have started making animals out of socks and gloves. Some of the wee people in my world will be getting these treasures for Christmas. They are stuffed with love, and my kids enjoy watching these animals develop from a pile of socks, thread and stuffing. The buttons came from my grandma’s collection, […]
Learning to Fly
In quiet but energetic moments, my daughter can be found running across the floor, jumping and flapping her arms. After seeing this spectacle several times, I asked her what she was doing. Her response, in a matter-of-fact tone, was “I’m learning to fly”. OK…. So I watch her with a combination of whimsy and significance, […]
Size Matters
Here’s an important legend for those living outside Canada, about to read this post: Tim Hortons– an iconic coffee, donut and snack shop found all over Canada Timbit– a donut hole, mini treat My six year old son, was talking with his older sister about Timbits Soccer, (a community soccer program sponsored by Tim Hortons). […]
Vision/Visionary
Let me tell you about my morning. I woke up with my kids as usual, and heard on the radio about the passing of Steve Jobs. I went into the kitchen and began to cook breakfast. Pancakes are in the pan, lunches are being prepared, kids are chatting. The Usual. Then I began to wonder […]
A prayer for peace internal
Wednesday is International Peace Day. In the spirit of that, I share with you some words written by Jann Arden. They have a sense of grace and prayer about them. Let them fill you. Peace begins from within. “Light is all you are. A blinding white that cleans us all and keeps the night at […]
What are you growing this Fall?
September often brings not only a change of season, but also new routines, different expectations and plans of turning over a new leaf. “once things settle down I will…”–“with my extra time I will…”—“I’ve always wanted to…” Look around. Where is there space for different, where is there space for more (whatever that looks like)? […]
Persistence
You can’t hold back the beauty and sunshine inside you. It finds cracks and lets itself be known. Do you recognize it when it surfaces? Do you welcome it? Do you encourage it to grow?
Two Fine People
Tomorrow my children start school. A summer full of fun, sweet moments, sunshine, impatience, aggravation, rain, discoveries, adventures, laughter, growth and human-ness is coming to a close. As I review the months and years that have led up to this moment, I am humbled, honored and proud. I love them in their purity. I love […]
Passion
The other day my family went to crack fossils in Fort Steele B.C. A very large deposit of trilobites has been found in the Fort Steele area, and a fossil hunter brings the rocks into Fort Steele for cracking, discovery and analysis. For a small fee, you can crack a rock that contains a trilobite […]
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