IMPORTANT UPDATE
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Here’s some of my earlier writing…
Thursday thirteen – Thirteen quick and random things
1. Maddie just kicked my butt at the Winnie the Pooh stamp game. I'm licking my wounds and she's dancing on my pain. Ah, the callousness of children.2. I'm going downstairs to watch The Border with my husband. A little mindless TV now and then? A good thing.3. I'm...
This is what hope looks like
Driving across the prairies last week, after 3 intense days of meetings, presentations, and connecting with my national staff, I had one of those lovely epiphanies that comes once in awhile when we're open to them. The sun was just beginning to set on the...
Run to the mountains
Waking from her nap, Hippie Me tucked Corporate Me away with the business attire and powerpoint presentations, hopped in the shiny blue rental car and headed for the mountains. I relished the thought of even just a few hours of pretending I was a free spirit again...
Lift off
It's a sure sign that I am preparing to leave on another business trip when there's a line of Maddie's clothes on the dining room table - one outfit for each of the days I'll be away. Marcel's very capable of managing the household when I'm away, but the one thing I...
This is how nice it was this weekend…
Mindfulness Monday #2
This sunny Monday morning, I am mindful of:- Sunshine. Lots of it. And warmth too.- The vision and artistry of the people who designed The Forks in our city. It’s a truly lovely place to hang out on a Saturday morning.- Sitting on the bench where Marcel and I pledged...
An ordinary sparkling moment
Maddie has joined Art Every Day Month along with me, so today we decided to combine our artist endeavours with our commitment to being book fairies for Christine Mason Miller's 100 Books Project. The result was a delightful "book fairy photo...
What am I afraid of?
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be?...
I don’t know much
I don't know how to be a "real" artist,but I know that when I push paint around on a canvas, it makes me giddy with anticipation. I don't know if I'm a good parentor if my kids will turn out alright,but I know that the time I spent with Maddie making a painting...
I need a road map
I’m not one to ask for directions very easily, but I do rely heavily on maps. I like to figure out my own way of getting places, and don’t really like admitting when I’m lost. Every once in awhile, though, the road maps have their limitations and the only thing we can...
Shawnigan Lake, B.C.
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