Hope & Healing

Celebrating after loss is a very difficult step in the grieving process. These little steps have helped me learn how to celebrate after loss. As a mama, you know there is no time to slow down. To stop and smell the roses can exist, but it hardly ever exists alone…

Today as I drove home from my business class (more on that later), I saw a woman with headphones on and she was walking with her arms raised, singing away. It made me smile. Shortly after that, I saw a bag of golf clubs at the bus stop. Strange, I…

I survived Mother’s Day: these kinds of celebrations are different for everyone. This post is dedicated for those who are missing their moms on this particular holiday. You are not alone and I am thinking of you. It needed to be written, since it would be very fake of me…

I have lived the last seven years of my life without my father. And now almost a year has passed without my mother. And I will not bounce back. Plain and simple. Death changes you. And although I have my husband and children and my sister to love and care…

If your work allowed you to actually give children a better chance of living, would you do it? It’s a no-brainer, right? Well imagine my joy when I was offered such a situation for today, #UNICEFDay. In writing this post, UNICEF’s partner, Hallmark Canada, will donate 10 vaccines to children…

Ok, so you are a month into school with your child or children, for the first year, or maybe the last year, and things are moving along.
I myself am in the first year with my first child, and time is rushing. Do you ever feel that way?

There seems to be a baby surge in my group of friends lately! I thought I would send out a blog post to all you mamas and mamas-to-be to make you laugh (and possibly cringe). These comments were actually said to me either during my first pregnancy or my second with twins – no joke!

I had intended to only write Valentine posts leading up to the 14th. But, I couldn’t let this tremendous moment in music history pass without mentioning it. When I was in grade school, my religion teacher brought in a song for us to hear from a new and upcoming artist.…

So, my last post was in the month of Christmas carols and yuletide cheer. Can spring be around the corner? Oh yes, time flies. Especially with little ones.