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”

Lens Artists Challenge #358 | Live and Learn

This week, Tina hosts the challenge called Live and Learn. She writes, “It’s often said that as we age it’s important to continue to maintain our social lives, to stay healthy both physically and mentally, and to challenge ourselves to learn new things.” You can read her entire challenge post here. Thank you Photobyjohnbo.com forContinue reading “Lens Artists Challenge #358 | Live and Learn”

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”

Embracing Healing in Shifting Times| Full Moon

Written July 9, 2025 It’s often too easy to sink into the victim game of life. After listening to a wonderful video about the full moon happening July 10th I feel even more aligned in life. It’s time to choose the higher frequency, always. It’s time to stand behind your voice and also beside it.Continue reading “Embracing Healing in Shifting Times| Full Moon”

Healing Through Family Bonding: A Reflective Weekend

This past weekend felt like a deep opportunity for healing as a family, for my own immediate family and our extended family – which I embraced as we gathered for the July long weekend. A fun thing we like to do is go for rides… sometimes it gets a little deep. As you can seeContinue reading “Healing Through Family Bonding: A Reflective Weekend”

June is Brain Injury Awareness Month

In November 2008, our world was turned upside down. My brother Adam had a fall that would forever change his life. Adam helped bring a group to our small town, as he knew first hand the importance of brain injury awareness and also, sadly, the lack of support for people with this injury. https://www.biaww.org/ TheContinue reading “June is Brain Injury Awareness Month”

Healing Through Photography: A Mindful Journey

Photography as Therapy: Finding Healing Through the Lens In our fast-paced world, moments of stillness can be rare. Yet, within the quietude of nature and the delicate details of everyday life, there lies a profound opportunity for healing. Through my lens, I’ve discovered that photography isn’t just about capturing images—it’s about capturing moments that inviteContinue reading “Healing Through Photography: A Mindful Journey”

Navigating Grief: Signs from Beyond and Self-Care

The other day I was contemplating something, as a spiritual person I am more aware of universal signs and so I asked for a sign. I specifically asked my brother for a sign. I remember thinking to myself to be aware of what I may see, hear, smell, touch and suddenly I could smell hisContinue reading “Navigating Grief: Signs from Beyond and Self-Care”

Meal Prep Success: My Week of Healthy Eating

‘Its been a week’, one sentence I would prefer shifting to, ‘What a week!’ with happiness and enthusiasm. When do I feel that way? When I feel good, when I am aligned with my body, I thrive. This week although I had some lows, I set myself up for success, and failure. Everyone can fail,Continue reading “Meal Prep Success: My Week of Healthy Eating”

The Emotional Bond: How Dogs Help Me Heal

This beautiful blanket of snow that graced us on new years day, continues on! I love how fresh and clean it looks outside breathing in the cold winter air! My boy’s first winter! 9 months old and he is loving the deep snow ❄️ Even on days I may not feel like doing anything, thisContinue reading “The Emotional Bond: How Dogs Help Me Heal”