For years, Camilla Läckberg has remained firmly planted within my top ten favourite authors list. Her stories are beautifully written tales, intricately woven with characters and history and murder. And so, when my husband and I booked our summer vacation to Sweden, I had but one request — we had to visit the site where […]
I am SO excited to give you all a sneak peek at the cover of my new book, Embrace: Clinging to Christ Through the Pain of Pregnancy Loss. This book has been on my heart for so long now and it is an honour to share that with you. It’s not a book I wanted […]
To This Year’s Kindergarten Teacher, Your classroom is full. It bustles with kids in squeaky, new shoes and oversized backpacks. Some of their smiles are shy, their eyes wide and nerves evident. Others squirm and hop their way around the room, their energy radiating out through a little body that struggles to hold still. “Welcome […]
So this may be the “August reads” but if I’m being entirely truthful, half of these books were read last month. This month has been busy as I’ve been focused on my writing and haven’t had a ton of time to read. (In case you haven’t heard, I have some exciting book news on my […]
I may not be a mama with a great capacity for imaginative play, but when it comes to board games, I’m all in! Sometimes, though, it can be challenging to find board games suitable for younger kids. Their attention spans are short. Their hand-eye-coordination is still developing. And they can’t always follow along with complex […]
The words were barely audible — a quiet whisper to a bruised heart. Write. The newborn stirred sleepily in my arms, a slice of my heart set out for the world to see. But there was another bit of my heart that wasn’t so noticeable — a piece that belonged to the baby not in […]
We’re over halfway through this year’s reading challenge and I think I can safely say that I’ve found my favourite book of the year. But honestly? This was a good book month. Aviation history, time travel to one of my favourite eras, the story of an incredible life, and a fun alternate-reality style novel — […]
We took this photo when there were two. On a warm, July night, five years ago – when the sand burned the bottoms of my soles and the air smelled like salt and heat. I held my belly between the palms of my hands and felt the tangle of limbs kicking within. Two boys tumbled […]
I’m not the mom who loves to play. I’m not the one who enjoys scuttling around on my hands and knees, driving cars around an invisible track or fighting off pretend pirates. Imaginary play is NOT my strength. And sometimes, I feel guilty about that. I want to be the mom crawling around the park, […]
Happy summer everyone! I can smell someone grilling BBQ outside of my window, and I am so ready for nice weather and sunny days spent by the lake (with a good book of course!) We’re off on a few getaways this summer so I am excitedly loading up my Kobo with new books. I’m not […]
I don’t know about you, but I usually have two or three different types of books on the go at the same time. I hop from one to the other as the mood strikes — flitting from biography to theology to general fiction. But when it comes to relaxation, there’s no genre I love more […]
He sat beside you as you waited for the doctor to confirm the results — that little plus sign ready to change his world forever. He held your hand through the first ultrasound as you nervously waited to hear that first heartbeat. He went out for late night ice-cream runs, laughing with you about the […]