“”Respect the van”….. I would kiddingly often tell my sons.  They would roll their eyes, and say, “yes Mom..we know.”  It always made me smile to think of the van, and how we all seemed to have a love/hate relationship with it.  It was after all a mini van, and not to dis minivans..but generally … More Tales from the Van

My heart is weighed down this morning as I feel the anchor drawing me  towards the bottom of my tears…to the depths of the sea.  I’m about to feel the sand on my limbs, and the salt stinging my eyes, as I try in vain to peer through the murky, and cloudy water that surrounds … More Will your anchor hold?⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️⚓️

Went up to the north country the other day with my brother Mark.  It was an unseasonably warm and sunny day for early November up in Muskoka.  It was a magical day.  We brought our store bought pita wraps, and a bottle of red French deliciousness down to  the  dock,  and dined like kings and … More Listening in the silence

Bravery…such a loaded word, with so many connotations. We want to think that we can act bravely or heroically should the occasion arise for us to do so, but I think of late the act of being brave has become diluted, or scoffed at in our society.  People often don’t want to get involved if … More What does bravery mean?

Somebody told me once that horses are just really like big dogs…really I thought.  I was remembering the other day with my friend Sharon, an encounter that I had experienced with a horse.  My daughter and I had headed down to visit with the horses at the end of our road, and we had brought … More Autumn..when everything is falling

As we released these balloons into the atmosphere and watched them float up..up..up..there was a strange sense of triumph and awe for me in that moment.  Not quite what I was expecting, but non the less it was there.  It was a rather dismal grey sky, with the promise of blue hiding behind the cloud … More The Rain in my heart

“The serenity of a clear blue mountain lake..” Thank you John Denver for that evocative line.. When I was young, I always liked John Denver.  His voice was so melodious and soothing, and the pictures He drew in my mind were filled with images like this one.  I recall putting on my earphones, popping in … More Rocky Mountain High..yes please…

This boy/man of mine…Logan, where do I start?  He makes me laugh like no other!  I don’t even know what it is exactly about him, but his gift is humor is contagious.  He has many other things going for him, but his ability to make me completely lose it in laughter is unsurpassed.  He loves … More The incredible gift of laughter

The sun came out today.  I didn’t think that it would, in fact, I kind of dared it not to…However as we opened our eyes from bidding a farewell prayer to my beloved child over her casket..there it was…the sunshine.  I’m not gonna lie, it has been rather gloomy and cloudy the last few days, … More The Sun came out today