Category Archives: Mom

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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Win an Attribute Index by PE&A life coach! – only 3 available. First come, first serve.

Many people feel like they don’t measure up.  One may wonder “Am I good enough?”  What if it wasn’t a question of being good enough?  What if the question was “What am I really good at?” Like a key in … Continue reading

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My daughter

I wonder if my daughter knows how much I love her.  Her.  There will never be another her. In the busyness that I make my schedule, does she know that I still walk into her room sometimes late at night … Continue reading

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Are you a dad? Then this post’s for you!

On the heels of the movie Courageous comes the book 88 great daddy-daughter dates by Rob and Joanna Teigan.  This one and a half minute video will give you an excellent sneak peek into what to expect from 88 great … Continue reading

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Loving the body my spouse left behind

My late-husband and I chose to have a baby.  It was a good decision.  It changed our lives.  It changed the capacity we thought our hearts had to give.  It changed our perspective.  It changed my shape. Now that my … Continue reading

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Drowning; a preventable death

My daughter loves the water, and during the summer we are often by the lake.  My mother has a lake-front cottage, and at least once every other year we find ourselves vacationing in her homeland; the island of beautiful Barbados. … Continue reading

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Happy thought #43: Panty parties (it’s not what you think…or maybe it is…)

As an only-parent, I’ll take advantage of just about any opportunity to have fun, and make life easier.  When my three-year-old daughter declared one day that she was done with pull-ups, I decided that was cause for celebration.  Life was … Continue reading

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SAYING GOODBYE TO MATERNITY CLOTHES

I always knew I would love being pregnant.  Unlike most third trimester women, I wanted to keep my baby right where she was; in my womb, kicking at me from within my body, making my tummy dance, and putting on … Continue reading

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THE CHIME OF SELF-FORGIVENESS – in honour of my greatest life coach

The sound of your bangles chime throughout time. You are part wisdom and will, love and beauty, fault and redemption, and I hear the song of your bangles chime throughout time. When I was young I would crawl into bed … Continue reading

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