We never know when it will be the last time. The last time we get up at 2 a.m. to feed a baby. The last time we give our child a bath. The last time we read a book together. The last time we tie their skates before a hockey game. The last time we have tea with a special person. The last time we travel or walk or run or remember. Continue reading
Tag: Grateful
The moment my three children were laid on my chest after being born. When the surgeon came out of the operating room and said, “Your mom is going to be fine.” The big hug my Irish grandma gave me as I ran into her arms after travelling across the ocean to see her. Standing at the podium as MC at my high school graduation. Opening the box that contained the first copy of my published book. Continue reading
I’m very grateful. Grateful that we have a place to lay our heads tonight. Grateful that my three kids are enjoying their school year and all the activities that go with it. Grateful that my mom and dad cooked a delicious meal for us yesterday after we spent the weekend at a hockey rink for a tournament that we won. I’m grateful for friends who accept my flaws, books that inspire me, walks that fuel me and dreams that keep me moving in the right direction. Continue reading
Tragedy struck Toronto this week when a 25-year-old man drove a rented van down the sidewalk on one of the busiest streets in the city. Ten innocent people were killed and 16 were wounded, many critically. Continue reading
Physicist and author Stephen Hawking passed away today at the age of 76. He suffered from a slow-onset form of ALS which paralyzed his body a little more each day after he was diagnosed at the age of 21. He ended up wheelchair-bound and communicated using a cheek muscle attached to a speech machine. He married twice, had three children and earned countless awards for his research and breakthroughs in physics and cosmology. How the universe unfolds and evolves. He was an inspiration. Continue reading
You learn something new every day.
This morning the alarm went off at 6 a.m. I turned on the light and saw a full-on blizzard outside. It’s day 22 of my rental van and I had to be in a city about 40 minutes away for an early morning hockey tournament game. Continue reading
You know those little things that happen and make us smile? Make us grateful and thankful? We can all quickly write a list of what those little things are for us. Continue reading
Author Regina Brett once said, “If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.”
In life, it seems that often the highest highs are intertwined with the lowest lows. We share our successes with friends, neighbours and social media networks. But we often face our lows alone. We’re embarrassed. We don’t know where to start. We don’t want to be judged. Continue reading