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…
Fumbling toward Imperfection (guest post by Christine C. Reed)
I had the pleasure of meeting today's guest blogger when I went to Cleveland a few months ago for the Creative Dig Workshop. The first thing I noticed about Christine was her big welcoming smile that makes you feel like you will be safe with her. Christine...
Leaving the coast, going back to the prairies
I'm done. REALLY done. SO ready to be home. Tomorrow, after a couple of airplane rides, I'll be there, hugging my family. Not soon enough. I want to be there now.It has been such a good, good trip. Every bit of it has been better than I could have expected....
Choices – sometimes there is no right or wrong (guest post by Sandy Dempsey)
Today's guest blogger, Sandy Dempsey (above left with Connie Hozvicka), is one of the kindest and most gentle people I've met online, and she's just as kind and gentle in person. I had the good fortune of spending time with Sandy in Cleveland and I consider her a...
Perhaps it’s time for a travelogue?
First there was the trip from Fredericton to Quizpamsis, New Brunswick, to meet my new friend Dale Cook, the artist responsible for the art show that was raising money and awareness for our organization...Then there was the trip to Upham, New Brunswick to spend...
Interview #1 – Questions from Sheila
I'm having an AMAZING time on my trip to Eastern Canada! It's been so full of goodness, I hardly know what to tell you. I'll write all about it at some point, but right now, in the middle of it, I'm getting so much enjoyment out of the people I'm spending...
See that step right in front of you? Take it. (by guest blogger Darrah Parker)
Today's guest blogger is Darrah Parker, a delightful blogger and photographer whose blog (and tweets) just makes me feel happy and inspired. She's been taking some bold steps lately, and I'm really inspired by her. When Darrah got married recently, I sent her a...
we are all creative beings: a creative prayer (by guest blogger, Andrea Schroeder)
Andrea Schroeder, a creative artist and blogger who happens to live in the same city I do (though I haven't met her yet) was the first to answer my call for guest bloggers. Andrea runs some interesting creativity workshops right here in Winnipeg, and one of...
Ready, set, GO!
Laundry finished and folded so that the family can find clothes when I'm gone? Check.Groceries bought so that the family can eat while I'm gone? Check.Christmas tree up and decorated? Check. Pants hemmed for Marcel & me? Check.Rental car booked? Check.Winter parka...
Madeline takes the spotlight
When I threw out an invitation for interview questions, Connie, the delightful artist behind Dirty Footprints Studio, decided it would be fun to interview Maddie, the budding artist in our home.Hi Maddie!! My name is Connie Hozvicka and I am an Art teacher, and the...
What a week!
Sometimes, it seems, everything shows up in the same week. Like this week. Board meetings, concerts, school events, church events, board dinner, new staff starting - and that's just the big stuff. In between there are kids to feed and deliver to soccer practices,...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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