When I was in between my final two years of university, a lovely Korean student named Sunyoung sublet one of the rooms in our creaky

Every now and then, we get to be a part of bright, mysterious moments where unexpected life-threads twist together. I recently had an afternoon that

When my oldest daughter Elena was a wee tot, there were parts of her bedtime routine that took a bit of wheedling and cajoling –

I was in the midst of a good old-fashioned clean-out of the kitchen cupboards when I found an odd stash that made me pause with

I’ve been feeling a little burnt out in my faith lately.  In many ways, Lent seemed like an acceptable season to feel a bit spiritually

In his book Last Chance to See, Douglas Adams tells a wonderful story about visiting a centuries-old temple in Kyoto, Japan. He mentioned to his

I love words. Spoken, written, sung, remembered, invented, translated – words are beautiful to me. Libraries are right up there with forests as top-tier happy-places

We Canadians have already celebrated Thanksgiving, one of my very favourite holidays. Every year in early October, my family joins in a huge potluck feast

A few weeks ago, my husband and kids and I took a road trip out to Northwestern Ontario for a bit of a reunion on