IMPORTANT UPDATE
As of April 2024, my blog has moved over to Substack where I’m co-hosting A Tender Space (together with my business partner at Centre for Holding Space). You can find my new writing plus podcast episodes there, or sign up below to get them in your inbox.
Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Newsflash: You don’t have to be good at everything!
Guess what? My failings are being made more and more evident these days and... I couldn't be happier! I recently hired staff into two brand new positions and both of them took tasks away from me so that we could grow in the areas of fundraising and communications...
Good Karma Gift Swap – lucky me!
Who doesn't like getting fun things in the mail? Nobody - right? A few weeks ago, I spotted a tweet by Kaileen about a gift swap she was hosting. I don't often join that kind of thing, because I'm not very diligent about getting stuff into the mail on a timely basis...
Thirteen things that make me happy
Reading all of Michele's happy posts has inspired me, so here's a Thursday Thirteen about all the things that are making me happy this week: 1. Marcel got a job! Wait... I need to say that again...MARCEL GOT A JOB! It's a term position, but that's the best anyone is...
Stories of the generations
I'd forgotten about this photo until I unearthed it the other day. I am absolutely IN LOVE with it in a way that I don't remember being when I first saw it. There were other photos from that day (like the one in my banner) that grabbed me more at the time. (Video...
Who are you (when nobody’s around to tell you otherwise)?
I was at my favourite bed & breakfast in Toronto. I've stayed there nearly a dozen times. It's my "Cheers" - the kind of place "where everbody knows your name" - and I love, love LOVE it! I even made it onto their Christmas card list this year. James, the manager,...
This is what fourteen looks like…
The naysayers won't hesitate to tell you how tough life can be with a teenager (or two) in the house, how they talk back and have little doubt that they're smarter than you, how their attitudes quickly outgrow your ability to be patient, how they turn dark and moody...
What makes your spirit sing? What connects you to the God of your understanding?
Yesterday I happily finished my business earlier than expected and ended up with a free afternoon to wander in Toronto. There were two things I'd been hoping to do: find the "Paint your Faith" mural and visit the AGO (Art Gallery of Ontario). I started out in search...
40 days of seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting the sacred – a sensory approach to Lent
I am an overthinker. I place a lot of value (often too much) in meaning and logic and reason. I'm sure that doesn't surprise you, at least not if you've been reading this blog for any length of time. I overthink things ALL the time. Just ask my kids or my husband -...
Celebrating the brilliance of my friends
I marvel, sometimes, at the amazing connections I've made online with creative, talented and compassionate people. I have developed real friendships with people I may never meet in real life, as well as some that I've had the privilege of meeting - and some that I am...
The thin line and the stories we tell ourselves
Insecurity. Confidence. Arrogance. There's a very thin line dividing these three things. Sometimes the line is invisible and sometimes there's such a blur that one can't be distinguished from the other. Take writing for example. I am a writer. I have always been a...
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