As 2010 draws to a close, I find myself reflecting on the past year. And if I’m honest, I have to admit that it was…
Well, it would seem that I wasn’t meant to have a proper Thanksgiving this year. I wished for one and even invited family and friends…
This Thanksgiving I have much to be thankful for. I have amazing parents; five sisters who’ve supplied me with loads and loads of fantastic nieces…
I have awesome neighbours! After last night’s blizzard, I decided to work from home so that I didn’t have to deal with the roads. But…
Kids are great. I love the way they don’t mince words. I called a friend on Tuesday to ask for help after claiming it “Ask…
The day started OK. I was a bit tired and run-down feeling, but it’s Monday and it was a pretty busy weekend so it wasn’t…
When I arrived home from England last week there was a happy surprise waiting for me in the post. It was a simple gesture: A…
My aunt received a new(ish) kidney today, courtesy of a very dear friend of the family. (We’ve always said that Jeanne was part of the…
A woman I’ve never met gave me a small book a few days after Paul died. “If God Used Sticky Notes” is just a little…
When we bought our house, Paul and I really looked forward to tending to the garden. With a lot of nearly 10,000 square feet, we…
Paul and I met eight years ago today, on 6 February 2002. It was such a funny and unexpected day. I was meant to be…
My 2010 resolution was to find a bit of joy every day. Each day, I thought about the things that bring me joy and posted them…
I spend a lot of time here complaining about things that I find upsetting and frustrating, but there are many things that I find comforting…
Several weeks ago I decided that the best way to deal with Christmas was to avoid it. I figured that if I treated it as…
I joined a grief support group a couple of weeks ago and have found it oddly comforting, even though I’m the youngest one in the…