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Remembering To Be Still

In January, in the midst of frost and snow, I knew that my word of the year was actually two words: be still. My friends at Sunshine Ink hand lettered the prettiest artwork for me, and it’s framed hanging on a wall I see every day.
Now that we’re now well through summer 2017, I’m painfully […]

Knowing You Are Without Rival {Ellen’s Picks Linkup}

A few years ago, a list of influential Canadian Christian women was published online. It was interesting, and fun to see friends’ names on it, but with only 100 spots available and an Ontario-based focus, it was just a start (which was humbly acknowledged by the author). Droves of names got added after the […]

Introducing our Ellen’s Picks Community

Earlier this month, I was so honoured to share about how our friends helped my husband and I leap into marriage in February, 2008. It’s a principle I keep learning – how we need our friends to come alongside us, but also how we need to come alongside others.
In 2015, I invited some women from […]

Our Wedding Story (& the friends that help us leap)

Last month, Christin Taylor sat across from me, and I discovered a kind of kindred spirit. So beautiful! When she invited me to share my words with the Annesley Writer’s Forum where she is the Chief Editor, I was honoured (and a bit intimidated.) Whenever I write, I feel like a bit of an […]