I started this journey as a mother, with both excitement and fear. I always imagined having children but when I got sick with cancer so young I wasn’t sure it was in the cards for me. When I reached the…
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I started this journey as a mother, with both excitement and fear. I always imagined having children but when I got sick with cancer so young I wasn’t sure it was in the cards for me. When I reached the…
In the spring of 2003, my mother was diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer. It was a shock to her and to our family. After a little bit of research, I learned the prognosis was poor and her time was…
I often shy away from writing about New Year’s resolutions. The reality is that after a burst of energy in January, most people fall off the wagon. Statistics show that only 9.2 per cent of people ever achieve their New…
Buckle your seatbelts, for this is the time of year when chaos erupts. The Christmas music and decorations fill the space, and Thanksgiving is upon us. Family comes from near and far, meals are prepared and life just speeds up….
S u m m e r t i m e …….. …and the living is…. ….complicated I have taken a self-imposed sabbatical from my blog and as much as it has affected me not to write for some time, I…
The Power of Touch and Human Connection Recently I was scrolling through my Twitter feed and saw this story from a friend and colleague that read: “Something to warm your heart while waiting for spring to arrive. Watch this video…
I will admit these things tend to happen to me more than others. It could be because I like to talk. My conversation may seem to be “all over the place” at times filled with constant zigs and zags. I…
1. Acknowledge and Accept It It’s official. I have fallen into my annual mid-winter slump. I don’t think in the past I named it as such or even realized it was a slump but I know it is and it…
The phone call was the one I didn’t want to make. The tears started streaming down my face as I hung up the phone. I knew it was the right choice, as hard as it was. In an unexpected way,…
