I am delighted to share that my story “A Blessed Christmas,” published in the anthology Christmas with Hot Apple Cider has won a 2018 Word Award, category Short Fiction. This was especially meaningful as it was my fifth…

Six years ago, I was relatively new to Facebook. I got an idea to share a miracle-a-day for a full year to inspire and encourage my friends even before I had something published. I called the initiative 365 Days of…

I am excited to reveal the cover of my next book, When Sleeping Birds Fly: 365 Amazing Facts About The Animal Kingdom!

First, I’d like to share a brief background to this process. 

In the summer of…

This is my mother, Joan. 

I have always had a close relationship with my mother, and she has been hugely influential in my life. In fact, as I pored over photos of her for this blog,…

I have had the opportunity over the last five years to visit the East Coast of Canada three times. Our very first visit was to Cape Breton Island of Nova Scotia and this was undoubtedly the most memorable one for…

Since spring remains elusive on the Saskatchewan Prairies (and other places across Canada, for that matter!) I needed to boost my spirits by reviewing photos of some of the most beautiful gardens I have had the pleasure of visiting over…

It's been a long since I had been to African Lion Safari: since my kids were little and we were living in Ontario. But when a business trip took me back to the province in 2014 close to its…

In December 2017 I took a short course by New York Times Bestselling Author Michael Hyatt about goal setting. The idea was to choose 7-10 specific goals for the year from 10 broad domains: spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, marital,…

The moment I saw this master class--sponsored by our provincial music association (SaskMusic)--advertised, I knew I had to attend. The opportunity to learn from a world-class vocal coach from NBC’s top-rated show, The Voice…

It was fun to visit the Calgary Zoo in the spring of 2016. I had only been there once before, many years ago when my kids were young. 

Here are my favourite photos of animals we took at the Calgary Zoo.