Wish I Were Here
Family vacations and finding our way back homePublished in Chocolate for a Woman's Soul II (Touchstone 2003)read more
View ArticleMy Mom & Me
EDITORIAL NOTE: I wrote this piece in 2002, shortly after my mother and I traveled to New Brunswick to say our final farewell to two beloved relatives - a 90 year old aunt and a 50 year old uncle. I...
View ArticleWhy I Wear a Poppy on Remembrance Day
November 11th ~ have you ever forgotten? The reverberations of the cannons pounded in my chest. The sound of trumpets sliced through my prayers. Yet I forgot. I lost sight of the importance of...
View ArticleThanksgiving Interrupted
EDITORIAL NOTE: I wrote this piece in 2001, shortly after an interrupted Thanksgiving Dinner. This piece might make you cry but please know that Blue Eyes is healthy, happy and still dangling from high...
View ArticleWhat Really Matters When the Budget Won't Stretch
What Really Matters When the Budget Won't StretchEDITORIAL NOTE: I wrote this piece at a time in my life when the hydro bill was sometimes sacrificed in order to have money for groceries. The landscape...
View ArticleHoliday Survival Strategy
Where in the world is “happy” this Christmas?It might be the most wonderful time of year, but it’s also the most stressful, busy and downright exhausting. And if you’re like me, the recent shooting in...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions, Anyone?
Embracing possibility Are you ready to ring in the New Year with your usual laundry list of resolutions? All the things in your life that you promise to do better this year... We've heard them all...
View ArticleMy Secret Treasures, Unpacked
A cedar trunk holds the threads of a life's tapestryEDITORIAL NOTE: I wrote this piece at a time in my life when my children consumed every waking moment and thought. I was far from a perfect mother -...
View ArticleAre You a Good Mother?
Parenting lessons born from fear, insecurity and worry We'd only been married a year, but my husband and I had talked about having a big family since we'd begun dating. At the tender age of 20, newly...
View ArticleEverything I Need to Know about Social Media, I Learned in Prison
Have you ever felt so completely sure of your path while feeling like you’re walking on glass at the same time? This is how I felt working in a prison and how many people feel on social media every...
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