Managing When Life Throws You A Curveball

When life throws a curveball, sometimes all you can do is hold tight to what matters most — family, faith, and small moments of joy. This week reminded me that love, laughter, and routine can be powerful anchors when the world feels uncertain.

Angry No More

As I do every year when August rolls around, my thoughts drift to my mom. It’s not that I don’t think of her at other times, but the weeks leading up to her birthday always bring a different kind of reflection. A soft tug on my heart. A remembering. When I sat down to write…

Another Senseless Tragedy

As a mom and a grandmother, I am numb, angry, frustrated, and heartbroken. I consider myself to be a woman of faith, hope and optimism, but honestly today I am struggling to find that space. Today I am a woman who has been knocked to the ground, a woman who is feeling despair. I don’t…

Ready to Travel? Not before trying this Roasted Butterflied Chicken or Turkey!

Wherever in the world you may be, I imagine that you’ve either been in a complete lockdown, partial lockdown, or some sort of quarantine for the past several years, I know we have. With the world as we know it grinding to a halt and pretty much all travel cancelled, It’s been 2 long years since…

Today is Canada Day

I am an American who has lived in Canada since 1984 so as far as Canadian history goes, I didn’t learn much about it in school (and really, I remember very little about American history either, but that was just me being lazy) and if I’m being perfectly honest, since living here Canada’s history didn’t really…