Today is a reminder, of my Granpa G. He was quite a man, a hard working husband, grandpa and father, who always made time for all of us. He had a health scare before this, however today was his fate. His return to heaven. The night before, we went to visit, he was sleeping peacefullyContinue reading “How to Survive November 2025 | 23”
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How to Survive November 2025 | 17
Today is a hard reminder. It was honestly hard on Friday, when leaving work it hit me, last year this was our last ‘normal’ weekend. My heart just sank, we never know. This is why I attempt to capture as many moments as possible, as we never know when they may become memories. My truestContinue reading “How to Survive November 2025 | 17”
How to Survive November 2025 | 10
This month is flying by already, even though I just joined this challenge the other day, its hard to believe its already November 10th! I am grateful I found this challenge, the emotions will always be present, however this is allowing me more of a purpose of creativity each and every day. Especially during theContinue reading “How to Survive November 2025 | 10”
How to Survive November 2025 | 9
Today’s round photo is for my brother Adam… its Adam’s day today – Happy Birthday little brother! I hope you are surrounded by all of our loved ones and your little T in Heaven! He is missed beyond belief… the amount of times Ive wanted to pick up the phone to call or message. OrContinue reading “How to Survive November 2025 | 9”
How to Survive November 2025 | 8
Today’s date, this year, it hitting a little harder. The roundness of a face. November 8, 2008 my little brother Adam fell and hit his head multiple times. This unfortunately began a long road of recovery and major life transitions, all while living with immense pain daily. Our family was gifted this mask, in theContinue reading “How to Survive November 2025 | 8”
How to Survive November 2025 | 5
I am “late” to this party, however welcoming in with open arms. I found this challenge through Ritva’s Post, which honestly had me very intrigued given that November is a ‘hard’ month for our family. The November theme details can be found in this post – think Round! A macro shot below of berries onContinue reading “How to Survive November 2025 | 5”
Lens-Artists Challenge #370 | Ancient
Sofia introduces this weeks challenge theme of ancient. When I heard the theme, I knew where we would be headed to capture some photos. From Sofia’s post, “This week I’m looking for anything that has had an existence of many years. It can be like my examples, ancient buildings or places, unchangeable landscapes. It canContinue reading “Lens-Artists Challenge #370 | Ancient”
Holy Water
As we were driving up to our family cottage last week, this song stopped me in my tracks. As I truly heard the words, my jaw dropped … “I guess you gotta go when the angels calling”… As the Thanksgiving weekend is upon us here in Canada, another family holiday that our brother can onlyContinue reading “Holy Water”
Embracing Growth: A Reflective Meditation Experience
Growth is an interesting thing. I began an 8 week course last night and waking up this morning my heart was feeling so full. Alicia led us through a couple meditations and the one, well it was near water and my soul was instantly there and the peace I felt wash over me was quiteContinue reading “Embracing Growth: A Reflective Meditation Experience”
Rediscovering Creativity After Loss: My 8-Month Journey
Life is interesting at times, as I lean into myself even more I can better sense when I need to be more gentle with myself, or when I need to stop and redirect. As a strong coping mechanism I have leaned hard on the redirect and listening. As the oldest of my siblings, Ive beenContinue reading “Rediscovering Creativity After Loss: My 8-Month Journey”
