Faith & Community
I may have been wrong about myself
March 6, 2013
I had the pleasure recently of speaking with Heather Caliri from the blog A Little Yes. Heather's blog is all about saying "yes" in your life and she's writing a series of interviews called One Woman's Yes, sharing the stories of different women who have said yes in their life. ...
Thresholds
March 4, 2013
Laurent turned twelve last week. We had a small family celebration in his honor. Laurent is at the threshold of adolescence. This is a slow journey. We don't rush our children to grow up and we afford them as much childhood as we can possibly give them; that also means ...
The Blessing of Spring (an adoption story)
February 21, 2013
I've been noticing that some of my friends online are talking about spring's arrival like it is just around the corner... not so where we live. I was reading through my journal recently and found last year's entry dated April 18. I wrote, "Spring has broken through in life and ...
Skiing on the Schedule ~ When Dreams Come True
January 17, 2013
We had a dream to ski with our kids but we weren't sure how how our resources of time, money, and location could be stretched and finagled to make this a reality.
Friends with a Farm
November 16, 2012
Last weekend we went to visit our friends who have a small sheep farm. They live on the very tip of the Gaspé peninsula. The ocean is across the road from their home. Want to know how we met this family? FIMBY. I love FIMBY for this very reason; I ...
Am I Living it Right? (is the wrong question)
November 13, 2012
Life is a struggle, but the struggle should not be in our mind, questioning whether we're allowed to live in freedom and make the choices we want for our life.
Halloween ~ I Surrender
November 2, 2012
I took Brienne and Laurent trick or treating this week, walking through the woodsmoke scented neighborhoods of our town. You know what's strange? The French don't say "Trick or Treat". That's an English phrase. There is no French script for showing up the door and begging for candy. Without the ...
