I just got word that my article on polarization (see post below) will be published in the Globe and Mail - Canada's major national paper! Look for it in "Facts and Arguments" sometime next week (I'll let you know when it's there).Okay, I'll admit it - I'm a little...

I had to do a little blurb for church last Sunday, and after I did it, I kept thinking about the topic I'd chosen - polarization. I ended up writing this article...Polarization, Politics, and People“Taxes would be lower if you voted for us.” “We won’t destroy the...

I thought if I gave my blog a new look, it might inspire me to write something. So far... nothing.

Oh dear. It’s only January 4, the weather is still quite lovely (though I’d sure like to see the sun for a change), and yet I’m getting hit with a serious case of the January blahs. It’s been hard getting back to work after a nice holiday. My energy is sapped, I can...

Our holiday project this Christmas is to paint the walls of Nikki's bedroom. Blue, Green, Orange, and Yellow. Bright, bold, and fun. We've finished 2 out of the four, but need to go back to the store for more paint tomorrow.Every time I begin a new painting project...

Happiness is...- Family arriving from Alberta. Knowing that we (our family) are worth driving across 2 provinces for.- A day spent with my husband and daughters - lunch at the Forks, and then a movie (yeah, the movie was a little lame, but I was surrounded by my...

I look around me at all this Christmas abundance, and I feel so blessed. Every day, I fill the little pockets of my children's advent calendars with treats, and I am grateful that I can lavish so much love and generosity on my children.In the middle of all this,...

Here she is... my little red-headed Spanish dancer. No amount of coaxing could convince her to wear the red flower in her hair (when Julie makes up her mind about something, there's not much anyone can do about it), but she looked delightful none-the-less.And here's...

You'd think that staying up late to make circle skirts shouldn't happen to the same person twice within a 6 month period. But no, that would suggest that I actually LEARN from my mistakes, and I refuse to do that on the grounds that it might turn me into a boring...

I wrote the following post 2 years ago, after we'd lost Dad. It still resonates today, and this year, it will have a new poignancy while we continue to adjust to a new person in the family picture. For all those who are remembering someone dear this Christmas, this is...