Celebrating

A very long time ago, I found this treat on Pinterest, and they have become a staple fun snack for our family when we have all the ingredients and want something sweet and savoury. It occurred to me that some of you may have never seen this and you would…

You are a mother, so most likely, you have decided that this new year you will do more for your child, or perhaps more for others. I have another suggestion. Being a mother channels your gratitude, love, patience and understanding, but it also shines a bright light on self-doubt, anxiety…

We will still have our family – they may not be in our home sharing a meal, but they can be reached by phone. Connecting with our family will be different but we can still do it. We still have friends – we can’t have our traditional get-togethers right now,…

It seems like yesterday, the leaves were beginning to fall here in Montreal, and now, I blinked and we are about to start Advent! Are you getting into the Christmas spirit? Last year, I wrote about the traditions and the meaning behind Advent. You can read all about it here.…

Even though summer is here, there is a strange feeling that we are still in the month of March, only with nicer weather. This Groundhog Day life we’re living is enough to make anyone stir crazy. I am not complaining, we have it good. We have our health and we…

I hope you all had a very special Mother’s Day this year, even though it was very different. I was lucky to receive some handmade treasures from my twins, beautiful cards from all my sons, and tea and warm Eggos were waiting for me when I got up.  Oh, and…

Like many mamas, you have been spending more time with your children over these seven or eight weeks. Some of you are spending all your time together. Some of you have been having to leave them to go work on the front lines of this pandemic. Sadly, some of you…

This Easter Sunday will not include going to Sunday mass. It also won’t include family and friends coming together to have a special meal. THAT IS OK. In fact, it’s more than ok. You know why? Because we are teaching our children that celebrations can still happen, and Easter can…

When I was younger, for Valentine’s Day, my dad would have roses delivered to my mom, and he would also send one single rose bud in a Brandy snifter to my sister and me. He started this tradition when I was almost too young to know what Valentine’s Day was.…

As our children get a little older and our lifestyle changes, we tend to place more value on experiences as gifts. In fact, no joke, this year, when I asked my boys what they wanted for Christmas, their answer was “nothing”. And while I will always have something under the…