Not all men have the inner strength to stand to the side to celebrate and support his wife as she might take center stage-Husband has been doing it for 6 years.
Safety: Winter Tires and now Stay-at-Home
As Husband brought me my morning coffee when he woke me up this morning, I remembered I had a 10:00 appointment today to get my winter tires put on my car. Winter tires: To increase traction on the road to make myself and all who are in my car (which right now, are only immediate …
April 11, 2.0 A wedding in the time of COVID-19
It was the bride who was generous with a gift to me. April 11th has been transformed with a new memory of a parking lot wedding in the age of COVID-19–redemption!
An Open Letter to Prince Harry
Trauma survivors had an experience of watching Prince Harry be bold in protecting his wife even in the face of immense pressure. We are grateful.
Love is Black Paint
Sometimes, people run through walls for love. Sometimes, they climb over walls for love. Sometimes, they paint a wall for love.
To be loved with a love like this…
I am sooo not a morning person. Husband is. He is ever bright and cheerful (and ridiculously chatty) first thing early in the morning. Often, in the morning when I don’t have it together to make something for lunch, Husband puts a cup of Cheerios in a little bag for me to get me through …
To my younger to-be-divorced-one-day-self on your wedding day
Dear Carolyn-bride, You didn’t know me all those years ago at 22—but you would have known I would be coming one day. I’ve been thinking a lot about you. This is a momentous anniversary of something now gone, and so I’ve been thinking about you more than usual in the last couple of days. Today …
Nice to a fault
One of our guilty pleasures as a family is the television show, Survivor. It’s still early in this latest season. We got caught up on the weekend…the first person voted off the island on Survivor Edge of Extinction was Reem, a middle aged woman. Reem lasted just 3 days on the island with her team. …
NOT Always in the Mood
Tuesday night was a night I was looking forward to for a loooooong time. I went to McNally Robinson Booksellers to watch one of my favourite people to present her work to the Winnipeg world. Sarah Hunter Murray was a therapist at Conexus Counselling for several years. Her specialty was always human sexuality, but mostly …
A dream come true
This past week was a dream of a lifetime come true. All my life, I have wondered what it would be like to have a week all to myself at an all inclusive resort. Able to eat when I want, sleep when I want, read a lot. All on my own schedule. The dream, in …