The Arrival The house sat nestled on the green grass like a cat snuggling into a warm blanket, like it always was meant to be exactly where it was. She hadn’t seen it in over forty years and yet just the sight of it filled her with nostalgia and longing – not for what was…
I used to believe the story—hook, line, and sinker. That if we allowed a two-tiered system in Canada, people who could afford to pay privately would leave the public system, reducing congestion and wait times for the rest of us. It sounded logical… until I got sick. Until I was diagnosed with stage 3 cancer…
My 13-year-old had his last baby tooth pulled at the dentist last week—literally hanging by a thread. I heard (from a very reliable source aka his dad) that he still put it under his pillow. And guess what? The Tooth Fairy came. Left him $20. He never said a word. Yesterday, we went for a…
As a mom of four—ages 11, 13, 19, and 31—I’ve watched the evolution of parenting shift dramatically over the decades. When my oldest was growing up, the internet was just beginning to shape our lives. Social media wasn’t even a phrase we used. But now, with my youngest two right in the thick of it,…
I recently had someone say to me, “I know you don’t believe in God,” and I immediately corrected them: “I’ve NEVER said that.” What I have said, time and time again, is that I am not religious. I don’t subscribe to any particular religion. That doesn’t mean I reject the idea of a higher power;…
I just finished listening to Outraged by Kurt Gray, and with a federal election underway here in Canada, I couldn’t have picked a better—or more necessary—time to hear its message. Like so many others, I’ve spent years entrenched in political discussions, often slipping into the same patterns: defending my stance, pointing out the flaws in…