Serving others
I’m fortunate to have parents who taught me the value of community at an early age. They led by example. Kindness was taught. Compassion was shown. Generosity was given without…
Ornaments
I admire people who share photos of their perfectly decorated Christmas trees on social media. Their stockings hung by the chimney with care; everything in its place. But that is…
College
Soon we will gather around the dinner table with family for holiday celebrations and, if you’ve got teenagers, your relatives are going to ask them the same question that you…
Lessons from Joni Mitchell
I drove through my hometown recently and nothing was familiar. All the farm fields and old homesteads were now subdivisions and townhouse complexes; commuter estates designed to feed the highway…
Vacation time
If you have been on a vacation or camping trip, spent time on a beach or relaxed at a cottage, fished off a dock or toured the lake in a…
Riverfest Memories
If it is possible to have a happiness hangover, that’s me this week. Three nights and two days of amazing music at Riverfest Elora has rendered me cheerfully exhausted. It’s…
Balloon Burst
The Carpenter’s birthday on Sunday was a quiet success, just the way he likes it, but it started off unexpectedly early when he arrived home from work on Friday to…
Mother’s Day my way
I know Mother’s Day is supposed to be about my family doing nice things for me. But while I wait for remarks from the kids like, “we didn’t know what…
Take a bow
There are moments that define us. They shape who we are and who we’ll become. They change the way we see ourselves, but they also change the way others see…
Write On
They say if you do what you love in your career, it won’t feel like work. They are lying. It’s work alright and I believe it should feel like work,…

About Kelly
Writing has been my passion since I learned how to hold a pencil (which I still cannot do properly). Despite my father’s insistence that I would starve to death in this career, I remain well fed and eager to write more. They say you should do what you love: I love to write.