Trying Again — Setting an example
Whether we like to admit it, or not, we are setting an example every day, all day. We are showing the world our colors. In our successes and failures, we are on display. It’s easy to set a good example when things are going well, success is like that, it leads to more of the […]
A little reflection
It’s the first week of March and spring is putting out feelers. Are we ready? Hell yeah. Much of Canada is still nestled under a blanket of snow but here in the most southest, westest corner of our country Mother Earth is whispering secrets of what is to come. I’ve been noticing spring bulbs in […]
Leaving an Impression — The Year of “Yes”
Our children were quite young when my mother died, six, eight and ten years old. Not babies by a long stretch but young enough to only be left with sketchy memories of their grandmother. Thankfully these memories are good ones. Immediately following her recovery from the surgery that confirmed her fate, my mom began to […]
Coming to terms with grief
The loss of a loved one always gives me pause – it’s like a wall has appeared in my path and I need a moment to contemplate how to deal with it. The walls vary in size and structure depending on the material they’ve been made of and who has helped me build them. I […]
Best Foot Forward
I hauled out the ironing board and plugged in the iron – I needed to give my volunteer t-shirt the once over before I put it on. I’m a stickler for pressed clothes, even blue jeans (not creased – just pressed, I don’t go completely overboard). God forbid we leave the house looking rumpled. My […]
The Cold War and Me
I know I just posted yesterday but I was watching the news last night – North Korea tested yet another missle. This is scary. It has prompted me to post again today. Our world is in chaos right now – there is a nut in North Korea who has built himself a giant gun […]
A change in the weather
No one will protect what they don’t care about, and no one will care about what they have never experienced. David Attenborough I walk by that quote on the wall of the aquarium several times every Thursday afternoon – it hits me in the heart every time. I’ve always cared about the living things we […]