Category Archives: Kids

HAPPY THOUGHT #57: Being a human canvass :)

The arts contribute magnanimously to what makes a culture what it is.  For Mothers Day, thanks to Matti McLean and his “The Human Canvass Project,” three generations of women got to be expressions of Matti’s living, beautiful, colourful paintings! Canvass: … Continue reading

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HAPPY THOUGHT #56: Being models for a day

Thanks to Heart to Heart photography who invited my daughter and I to be models for a day in Hamilton.  We felt like princesses for the shoot, and the photos are incredible keepsakes for our family. Interested in a mother/daughter … Continue reading

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Chubby baby skit – Happy 4th birthday Alexis!

Happy 4th Birthday Alexis!  Here’s a look back to the Chubby Baby Skit your Auntie Joy did on you when you were only a few days old.  What good laughs we’re having, in the present, and looking back at the … Continue reading

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Two siblings share about their father’s suicide (video)

In this 7 minute video documentary, siblings Levi and Bree McAllister speak out about their father’s suicide. Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on google plus Share on Linkedin Pin it on pinterest share via Reddit Share with Stumblers … Continue reading

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HAPPY THOUGHT #53: Rob & Joanna Teigen’s book -> 88 Great Daddy-Daughter dates

As if being on vacation for over two weeks in Barbados wasn’t great enough, I was further pampered when I arrived home to a package sent to me from author Rob Teigen.  Inside were three books: 88 Great Daddy-Daughter dates, … Continue reading

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HAPPY THOUGHT #51: This upbeat RUHU video

Check out this upbeat video made by the Rising Up Hope Uganda (RUHU) orphanage.  These are some of the kids we support through the small non-profit I endorse, A Thing 4 Another (AT4A.) Please visit the AT4A website to check … Continue reading

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Explaining death to kids

In light of the Sandy Hook tragedy last week there are a lot of parents having to make a decision about whether or not to tell their kids about death; a decision many of them likely thought they would not … Continue reading

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Sandy Hook – When you feel consumed by darkness, seek beauty.

Friday was hard.  Unimaginable for the parents, teachers, and children of Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.  There will be unimaginable milestones, like today, a Monday, a day the parents of the deceased should have been taking their children … Continue reading

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Getting a move on – Good Grief Guru moves to “The Healing Place”

There will be pieces of Neil I will always carry with me.  There were pieces I needed to leave behind.  Like the couch my grandparents bought us for our wedding gift.  It was the spot my husband was sitting on … Continue reading

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Stand up for kids with Mental Health issues (video)

Thank you Peel District School Board for creating the Stand Up for kids mental health video.  It means a lot to see that a school board has taken this issue so seriously they have made a video to help people … Continue reading

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