Six years since I hugged my mom. And when I finally did, it felt as though no time had passed at all. It was so nice to sleep in her house, eat her homemade food, walk and talk with her. My heart filled to the brim, and somehow I felt like I was twelve years…
Life has a way of throwing unexpected challenges our way, and our first few years home were some of the hardest I’ve faced. Moving back home should bring comfort and familiarity, right? But what happens when the home you return to has changed so dramatically that it feels almost unrecognizable? Two years ago, everything began…
What is the Historic Monte Carlo Rally? The Historic Monte Carlo Rally is one of those wonderfully crazy European events where classic cars, winter weather, mountain roads and people who really love old automobiles all come together. The rally follows the tradition of the famous Monte Carlo Rally, first held in 1911 under the patronage…
There’s so much stress on us—on the planet and probably even the universe—that we really cannot know how it affects us long term. But today I want to talk about our kids, how much time they are spending online, and how seriously it is affecting the way they see themselves. Thousands upon thousands of images…
At first, I thought the book would be called The Gap Decade. The idea came from the concept of a gap year—a chance to step away from everyday life, travel the world, and squeeze every drop out of a temporary sabbatical before returning to normal. But the more I wrote, the more I realized that…
In my father’s time of dying, I learned so very much, not only about him, his faith, and on how to die with dignity and grace, but also about myself. How to handle stress It is true. I can handle a great deal of stress. Of course, I have coping mechanisms in place, mostly red…
How do you take an eleven-year-old blog, equaling 1,000 posts and around 1,400,000 words, and turn it into a 150-page book someone would like to read? Well, that is the question I have been contemplating since coming home to Canada. Getting my head wrapped around which stories to tell has been challenging. To decide which…
New country, new house, new job, new life. Bringing in the new year was bittersweet. We were tired from the house set-up and really did need the rest over Christmas and New Year’s. We have had no friends over yet, which made for a quiet evening. My mom did make the trek over the water…
Another showing, another bid and another rejection. This was how October 19 week started for the Hamori family. House Hunting in Nanaimo is not for the faint of heart, but neither was Budapest or Capestang to be fair. No matter where you end up buying, it comes with stress. Add in the hottest market Vancouver…
When people think of rainforests, they often think of the tropical variety with pygmy monkeys, big leafy green trees, muggy heat, colourful and poisonous frogs, high pitched birds calling from the cathedral 75 metre canopy ceiling above and streams of light falling through to the bottom where debri and matter form the nutrients to create…