What’s on the menu?
Another holiday season has come and gone, dear friends. The Festivus pole is back in the rafters of the garage, safely ensconced in layers of custom-cut styrofoam. The paella is gone, devoured at the Festivus dinner. The packages of decorative tinsel remain unopened...
Salme Stories: A Mother’s Journey Part 4- War Times and 2 Countries I've been speechless in the wrong way these days. Reacting, without thinking, to all of the present day fear of refugees, immigration, ISIS, ISIL, tyranny, terrorism, and afraid of what could be...
Salme Stories - A Mother's Journey Part 1 When I was a little girl I remember my sisters and I getting ready for bed. We would be so excited to stay up a 'few more minutes' because Mom said she would tell us a 'Salme Story' before we went to sleep. Our Mom. Salme. We...
Resolutions From My Soul There are so many articles about New Year's Resolutions going around. I love it! It's a tradition that reminds us of who we were and who we want to become. I don’t want this to be just another array of typical, intangible promises to myself...
Boxing Day 2014. The 10 year memorial for the 2004 Tsunami that hit Asia and changed my family's perspective, and my career goal in music, forever. Through the Canadian Christian Children's Fund we were able to reach our foster son, Ishan, with letters and pictures a...
Recently I was at a meeting full of inspirational Women. We shared tips on how to fulfill our lives as Women in all roles: Daughter. Sister. Niece. Grand-Daughter. Student. Friend. Lover. Girlfriend. Woman. Wife/Partner. Aunt. Mother. Grand-Mother. Perhaps...
October 28, 2014 is a day that will stand out in history for me. It was the day I could speak for the first time about my journey to my present. I wouldn't change a moment of my past because it gave me, and my Children, great strength that we may not have otherwise...