The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. - George Bernard Shaw I went to an End Of Life Choices seminar with my mom last week. I want to share some of what was presented. The ideas might be simple but because the topic is so heady, we can … [Read more...]
Where there’s a will…
Today is October 1st. It has been one month since we lost Scott.I spent most of the month with my sister and my niece, supporting them in their grieving process. Grieving with them.I sat at my kitchen table with my sister as she was on phone call after phone call, sending emails and faxes to … [Read more...]
Family is everything
Last week our family was shaken to it's core when we received the news that my sister's husband, Scott died suddenly.Immediately my mum, dad, my oldest sister, Angie and I pulled together. Scott was here in Ontario. My sister Kelly was out in BC with their daughter Marley, who is 5. We had to … [Read more...]
Songs That Remind Me of Her
I don't want to rain down misery on everyone's Mother's Day, and I promise a nice post tomorrow, but today and for the last few days I've been feeling the loss of my own mother so very keenly that I had to share.Yesterday my youngest sister sent Jen and me an email with a link to this song by Colin … [Read more...]
When One Thing Leads to Another
I meet a lot of incredible people both virtually and in real life through UrbanMoms. Sometimes these meetings turn into friendships or clients or other opportunities. I love when this happens. What I love more than anything is when one of these "meetings" becomes an opportunity for inspiration and … [Read more...]
The Story of my son Zack- How he lived and how he died
By Heather Hamilton (@TZJMommy)I was on Twitter the other day, when Jen Maier tweeted about her son and his questions regarding death. Since this is a huge discussion in our house, I jumped in with my thoughts and advice about how I have spoken to my sons about their brother's death. I … [Read more...]
Parent Time: Love is a Mix Tape
Jana is our industry insider with a head full of music - her picks are always themed accordingly, and open a new look on the truly tune-obsessed.Jana is, you should know, just about the definition of fabulous. She'd be gorgeous anyhow, with floaty hair, a sweet smile, and soulful eyes, but it's … [Read more...]
36
Last year, on July 5th - seventeen days before my 35th birthday I lost one of my greatest friends to leukemia. She was 35 and had three children aged 1, 4 & 7.Two days after that, on July 7th Seans Oma died. And the day after my 35th birthday, July 23 my Nana died.If this past year … [Read more...]
Missing
Last night my grade one daughter came home with a little book in her school agenda, along with the instructions: "read with me". Intrigued, I asked her to read. Thrilled, I sat beside her as she read every word: I am here. I like to play.I like to play here.And so on. I was so, so proud.She read me … [Read more...]
At Last. And on Track.
Whew! After two straight weeks of weight gain, I am back on track...and in a really good way. After last week's weigh-in (which I couldn't even bring myself to write about), when I gained 0.4 pounds (and yes, I know, that's not very much) I was so discouraged. You see, I'd felt so positive about my … [Read more...]