As I write this I am on a plane. I am on the last leg of a trip home from South America. I just came off an 11 hour flight from Santiago...

I am writing to you from the ocean waters of South America. As I write this, in just a few hours the captain of our ship will lead us...

I decided to do a vision board this year. Blaine and I did vision boards in the past and you would be surprised at how so many things...

As I reflect today on my grief I think about all that has happened and I almost can’t believe how much has transpired in just over a year...

It has been 14 months since my best friend and love of my life left. Lately I have been finding that the waves of grief come much less...

So our Christmas did not go at all the way we planned. Just moments before the kids and I were to board the plane for Comox they...

Something many of us dream about is retirement. We dream of being finally free from the obligations of work and free to do whatever we...

My niece  is curling in a bonspiel this weekend. You wouldn’t think that is such a big thing to write about but hear me out. You see...

When Blaine passed I just had this burning desire to get everything taken care of that needed to be done. I know that’s not always the...

Why is it that saying goodbye can be so damn hard? Even when it is something that I know is the best thing for me I still find goodbyes...

This past week and into the weekend I started to feel the cooler air that can only mean one thing. Summer is winding down and fall is on...

In a recent conversation with a new friend it came up about the challenge of being the caregiver and just how excruciating the pain is to...

Today I am feeling compelled to reach out after a couple weeks of hiatus. Good to be back! Coming off the summit, a wedding and the...

Well it’s all a happy memory now. Sheldon and Whitney’s Special Day turned out to be a joy filled day. The weather was perfect and so...

When I met Blaine I was coming off some rejection and bullying. I moved to a new school in grade 9. I found high school really tough. I...

Here I sit. It is pouring rain outside and I am listening to the drops hit the roof of my camper. It is warm inside here and dry. I just...

Why does the weather seem to have such an effect on me? On others? It seems when it is raining we get into that melancholy state. Wind...

Today is Father’s Day as I write this blog for tomorrow’s posting. I had another blog post in the works but it’s going to get saved for...

My friend and teacher Adrien Blackwell says that if you stay in the state of comfort you are not growing. When you are nervous about...

So just letting you know this post is a little more on the woo woo side. I have been having some interesting signs and messages and I...