“raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens brown paper packages tied up with strings these are a few of my favourite things…” – Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music..

We’ve talked about happily ever after and now it’s time to talk about the mechanism which led you to one another. Do you believe in destiny? I love hearing stories about how couples meet. My family history..

Before I wrote about April Fools’ Day I thought I’d do a little research into its origins. Google produced many sites claiming to know them but in light of the topic, I decided not to take any chances…

It’s been seven months since Alex died and I imagine you’re tired of hearing those three words by now. To me, they are surreal. Still. When it happened, I stepped away from LFI because I could hardly..

This post is dedicated to the memory of Kevin Johnstone, my dear brother-in-law who passed away March 9, 2013. I won’t say may he rest in peace because Kevin never rested in this life so I doubt..

Are you a wimp? I am. I admit it. It’s nothing new. I have never been a very tough person. I remember having this not-cut-out-for-this-life feeling as a young adult. I know we’re all different, as if..

“I think the most important question facing humanity is “Is the universe a friendly place?’” -Albert Einstein I’ve always been intrigued by this question. Einstein goes on to say that if we feel the universe is unfriendly we..

Serendipity: The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. Don’t you just I love it when things fall perfectly into place in your life? Recently I had the most amazing and..

When Alex died I intuitively knew I had to go through this grieving process organically, in my own way. I didn’t want to read books about the phases of grief or talk to other mothers who had..