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  • Spring Beginnings

    It’s felt like a whirlwind end to winter and we are already just over a week into the spring season. As I wrote 2 posts back, my younger son, Owen, was over for hockey provincials in the U13 age group and they won Gold! It was all very exciting, we…

  • Memorial

    Thoughts after attending a candlelight vigil as well as a memorial service for a 17 year old boy, my son’s friend who died February 29th (see last week’s blog: Supporting) -Be a better mom – I mean, that sums it all up, but specifically: -encourage the friends to come over….

  • Support

    “So, Jay…. Paige has a dance show tomorrow,” I said to my husband. And before I could say more, he responded, “ok should we go?” I love that about Jay. He always says that all his aunts, uncles, cousins, would all go to watch any sporting event or activities of…

  • Stories and Guilt

    When the call ended, I sat on the couch in that mall hallway, with the sun coming in from the skylights above, and I just basked in that feeling. Gratefulness. I was in the mall, in the middle of a day, on a Saturday. I had just spoken with one…