by admin | May 14, 2022 | Blog
To every mom out there who has mixed feelings about Mother’s Day, I see you. I hope that you can look past any pain this day brings up and find a spark of joy or contentment. Each mother walks her own path. Sometimes the path is clear and easy and sometimes...
by admin | May 1, 2022 | Blog
The other day, a well-intentioned post commending single parents irked me a little. The person’s partner was away for a few days and they were expressing admiration for single parents because the brief absence was making life challenging. I do appreciate it when...
by admin | Apr 15, 2022 | Blog
“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all and then stands back to see if we can ever find them.” This quote is from one of my favourite books, “Big Magic” by Elizabeth Gilbert. The book is Gilbert’s reflections on living a creative life and it is both...
by admin | Apr 2, 2022 | Blog
“I am from good apples and bad decisions.” This is the last line of a poem my son brought home from school last week. It’s a line he wrote. The wisdom of children sometimes blows me away. I laughed when I first read it but the reality is that he’s right. He is from...
by admin | Mar 14, 2022 | Blog
Are you tired? And not, “Wow! That was a big day!” tired. I mean “full-on exhausted just from the act of living” tired. In single parent groups and in Clubhouse rooms, I’m seeing frequent posts about not being able to keep up, feeling tired, stressed and...
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