Recently I read Dance of the Dissident Daughter by Sue Monk Kidd (thanks for the recommendation Cuppa!). It’s quite fascinating and a lot of it resonated with me. It’s the story of her personal journey away from a traditional Christianity to a place where she honours...

I suppose it has something to do with the fact that I work for an organization that focuses on responding to hunger. Almost every day, I look for ways of creatively communicating hunger-related issues in ways that will resonate with Canadians and convince them that...

“Everyone – down on the floor!” That’s how it started. Several members of the “Manitoba Militia” burst into the high school's gymnasium proclaiming that they had come to take over the school and that if we wanted to escape with our lives, we would need to run for the...

Well, perhaps not EVERY mother cares about these words, but I sure do..."Mom, I'm on page 85 already""Mom, do I HAVE to turn out the light? I just want to finish this chapter.""Mom, can we go to the library soon? I don't have any more books to read.""Maddie, do you...

I took Julie and Maddie to the circus last night (Nikki and Daddy went on a date elsewhere – they’re too COOL for the circus). Here are my thoughts on it:- I loved it! I felt like a kid again, watching in awe as the trapeze artist swung from the rafters, the animal...

My mom changed her name for the first time this weekend. She had the same last name as my dad, so when they got married, she didn’t need to change. Now, at 67, she finally got her long-time wish – a new name.I’m not sure what to say about the wedding. It was lovely,...

Just when I thought Maddie was getting all grown up and leaving her baby talk behind, she handed me a little gift... instead of saying "not very much" she says "not quite a bit". Like when I asked if she wanted to go to the babysitter's today, she turned up her little...

I'm off work today 'cause Marcel's in the hospital with hernia surgery and because I had to transport him back and forth, and someone has to stay with Maddie, it seemed easier to take a couple of days off than make arrangements for someone else to do all those...

And then one day"yub-yub" or "pla-ba" becomes "peanut butter""PT" becomes "TV""spa-ba-dee-dee" becomes "Sponge Bob Square Pants" (yeah, I know, go figure!)"Ju-ju" becomes "Julie""kee-kee-kie" becomes "Lizzy McQuire" (she's got older sisters!)And somewhere along the...

I’ve been thinking lately about the things in life that shape us – those events along the journey that mold us into what we become.In the span of the last 2 weeks, I’ve visited several blogs that have sent me back in my memory to significant “life-shaping” moments....