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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…