making peace

It seems that everyone is remembering the day that brought the world to its knees ten years ago. I was working for a financial company in Toronto, servicing 401k plans for clients in New York City. I was chatting via email with a co-worker (who lived and worked in Connecticut) when the first plane hit. He [...]

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the love a baby brings

Last week we were fortunate enough to spend some time in the company of a newly incarnated soul.  My dear friend Amy had her first child 5 weeks ago (today) and so Isaac and I went to spend some time with her. I’ll be honest, I didn’t get my camera out until we were leaving, [...]

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The Spirit of Giving

I talked about “giving” the other day and today, I have a bit more to share. I came across this video a week or so ago on Facebook, posted by a couple different friends and it brought me to tears. I’ll be honest, it doesn’t take much to make me cry. I’m a very sensitive [...]

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8th Day of Christmas – paper chains and gingerbread cookies

Cookies were the order of the day. I asked Isaac first thing what kind of cookies he wanted to make, chocolate chip, molasses spice, shortbread…he wanted gingerbread. Perfect. These cookies are so good. And I prefer them to some of the other options as they have significantly less sugar. These are definitely a holiday favourite [...]

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being peace

    Wow! I can’t believe I haven’t been here in 9 days. This past week and a bit has been nothing short of crazy. We spent an over-night in the ER, a morning at the walk-in-clinic, and plenty of hours where we should have all been fast asleep – wide awake. Isaac has been [...]

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