Saying YES to India!

Nov 5, 2014 | Blog

So you may or may not know, but our tickets are booked, shots are next week, and we are eating curry regularly in preparation…. we are going to INDIA! For real. In January, I will be accompanying my dad from the UK, my husband, Lyndon, and my youngest son, Jacob, on...

OK to be a PK

Oct 31, 2014 | Blog

We are a special breed, us PK’s (Pastor’s Kids, in case you were wondering), but let’s be honest here— I have never, ever heard anyone say, “Man, I wish I was a PK!” We learn to live in the proverbial fishbowl, try to grow a layer of thick-ish skin, and skedaddle out...

A DISNEY THANKSGIVING

Oct 16, 2014 | Blog

As it happens, we just celebrated our very first Canadian Thanksgiving as “real life” Canadians… in Disneyland, California— where it wasn’t actually Thanksgiving. But it’s all good, and we certainly found lots to be thankful for in the “happiest place on earth”!...

MY NESTING PLACE

Sep 19, 2014 | Blog

FINALLY, I have my very own “nesting place” where I can hide write, read, and get all creative— and much of my inspiration came from a lovely little book called… drum roll… The Nesting Place. With the motto “it doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful”, and a...

CITIZENSHIP CHILLS

Sep 11, 2014 | Blog

After living in the beautiful land of Canada for nearly twenty years, Lyndon and I will officially be CANADIAN CITIZENS tomorrow— and I get the chills just thinking about it! Our swearing in ceremony will make it all legit, and we will finally have dual citizenship....

WALKING THE DOG

Aug 28, 2014 | Blog

Sometimes it’s the simple things in life that cause us to catch our breath in wonder— things like walking the dog. It’s not necessarily the actual dog causing the sense of awe (sorry Lily), but the unfeigned, honest act of the everyday mundane suddenly becoming...