Have you ever felt like Charlie Brown when Lucy pulls the football? Have you ever walked away, waiting for her to throw it at the back of your head? Sometimes, life is really hard. Relationships are messy. Trust is broken. Hearts are heavy. I can just feel Charlie Brown’s angst when he sighs that heavy-laden,…
Driving the other day, one of my children started talking about wrinkles. He was concerned that he might be developing wrinkles around his eyes from smiling. One by one, he had each one of us in the vehicle smile – so that he could determine who had wrinkles. As he evaluated the faces around him,…
Today, I opened up my Facebook and the first thing I saw was a post listing my memories from years gone by. Facebook is full of “stuff” and often, I just delete it and keep going. This morning, I decided to take a stroll down memory lane. My memories for today? Time with friends, a…
Friday I went to the grocery store. There was a points promotion. I spent close to an hour toting my two little girls, collecting everything on my list. I got to the checkout and had no money! Monday I went back to the grocery store. Re-collected everything on my list, double checked that I had…
Dear Moms & Dads,Do you ever feel like you are not smart enough to be responsible for the raising of your children? Do you ever feel like you are going to let them down? Do you ever feel like a failure? Me too. Often. Painfully. Discouragingly. Desperately. My children are grown and as I reflect…
This week, we travelled to Ottawa for a conference. While we were there, we visited the National War Museum. This museum illustrates the story of Canada’s role both in war and peace and displays honour for those who have fought, won and lost in order to protect the freedoms we enjoy in Canada. I was…