I’m sure people are tired of hearing folks say, “Well Back in My day”. I remember times when the village was accountable for its people. No matter who walked into it, they took responsibility for them. What happened to the village? Why do people walk by and watch atrocities happen but do nothing? Next, they ...

In August, Mom and Dad packed our suitcases and loaded them into the trunk while my brother and I climbed into the backseat. We adjusted our pillows and organized our games in an attempt to get comfortable. It was a long trip from Calgary, Alberta to my Uncle’s farm outside Hodgeville, Saskatchewan, Canada. I loved my ...

No more school. No more books. Kids are home with cheery looks. I feel sick, I’ve done my best. This time of year, I do detest Summer’s here time for fun. “Hey Mom, where’s my water gun!” Vacation days, heat waves, Air conditioner on all day Bills run high, tempers fly. School come back take ...

In a previous article, Life Doesn’t Just Have to Happen, I discussed how we should be living the life we want instead of allowing life to happen to us. I mentioned changing your mindset, but I didn’t explain what that meant.  Choosing to change your mindset is difficult at first. It takes a conscious effort ...

The bell rung unleashing three hundred frenzied students into the corridors. They trashed their lockers, threw papers in the air, and stampeded out of the high school for their three months of freedom — time for family vacations, summer work, camping with friends, and parties. But for three fifteen-year-old girls, it is experiment time. Eve ...

Pearls of wet drip south, down the parallel convex elevations on my face and onto the small angled cardstock sandwiched between my pointer finger and thumb, watering the printed image of red roses in the corner adjacent to the message you penned me in a distant time behind us. A sliver of a moment when ...

You know the saying “kids say the darndest things”, then I’m sure they haven’t had a conversation with my son. What he says is beyond darn. Just where did he learn to speak like this, and then I remember he has a smart mother. As much as that makes me chuckle there is another level ...

After a long hiatus of not being on social media for 40 days, I must tell you,  “No, I didn’t die,” and here are the top five things I loved about not being on social media.    1. Prayer/ Meditate: The first thing I loved about not being on social media is I could say ...

I glanced up to the sky and glared at the darkened clouds that concealed the full midnight moon, and the twinkled stars. The breeze died down, and a dense fog rolled in. The nocturnal animals went silent, and the temperature plunged. I cried out to my companions. “Where are you guys?” No answer. I sat ...

“Lucy, what if she wants to kiss me?” Dai asked me, nervously wringing his sun-kissed hands, and dancing around like a toddler doing the potty dance. I looked at my friend as I raised a strawberry blonde eyebrow. His light brown hair looked like a squished porcupine on his head. “Dai I think-Did Dria roll ...