I was so thrilled to be a part of this amazing day to unite Twitter followers and share our stories of the private, personal, and political. I took this as an opportunity to explain the Elmos on Twitter as well as tell the amazing heart that lies within those 140 characters. The power of support […] Read more…
September 2011 archive
Finding our way through a year of “firsts”
Today is Zack’s 4th birthday. The entire week leading up to this day has been so difficult and emotionally draining. You see, Zack is a twin, and while we are overwhelmed with the fact that Zack won’t be there to turn 4, his brother still deserves a fun birthday celebration! I’ve been overwhelmed with memories […] Read more…
Series on UrbanMoms.com
I was on Twitter the other day, when Jen Maier, of UrbanMoms, tweeted about her son and his questions regarding death. Since this is a huge discussion in our house, I jumped in with my thoughts and advice about how I have spoken to my sons about their brother’s death. I was so honoured when […] Read more…
Chocolate Homework
What a delicious night of homework!Ty and I got home on Wednesday and discovered the most amazing treats on our front steps! A care package from Purdy’s Chocolate! Our friends at Purdy’s have found us on Twitter and really reached out to our family and our kids. They have sent Paul a birthday treat, chocolate […] Read more…
Two of my boys are going back to school
I didn’t quite realize the impact of the first day of school and the emotions that I might feel. Ty starts Grade 3 tomorrow and I’m starting to get worried for him. He is such a sweet, sensitive kid, but he’s going through a hard time right now with anxiety and worry….what’s going to happen […] Read more…
My Visit with Medium, Sandy Wiltshire- a message from my Zack
These are my memories of today’s reading….from an emotionally draining but amazing visit with Sandy Wiltshire, a medium who lost her daughter years ago and studied to become a spiritual woman. She did the reading in her house, she recorded it, had lots of kleenex. Her book was the first one that I read after […] Read more…