PinnedLook At MyFace.How one comes to live on Nowhere Island. When I look at my face, I see the plight of the indigenous Carib tribe, who, along with the Arawak, struggled to survive five centuries of European conquest and ravage. When I look at my face, I see Africans violently plucked from…Racism15 min read
PinnedUnravelledCrocheting. After 21 years, it is back in my life, every stitch unhooking my mind from things that weigh me down in a day. Hook in right hand, yarn in left I am on automatic, chain linking, waffle stitching, blanket stitching and cross stitching, every fragment of my life back…Mental Health8 min read
Published in Playing God.·PinnedSpeak Up … You are Your Child’s Voice— The Importance of Asserting Yourself and Advocating for Your ASD Child.It’s been a rough stretch. COVID-19 restrictions, trying to generate business at work when no one has money to spend, and despite pandemic restrictions, that Crazy Christmas Aura is in the air and Adam does not handle this time of year well. He’s been cut off from the Special Olympics…Autism Spectrum Disorder29 min read
Published in Playing God.·PinnedIf Not Now, When?If Not Now, When? One of the things I’ve learned from living in this time of global pandemic is that life is unpredictable and short, and I need to stop procrastinating and start doing. Enough is enough. It is time to use my gifts, my experiences, and my knowledge to…Writers Procrastination7 min read
Published in Playing God.·PinnedDeciding to Play God.“Bye Daddy,” My husband, Tom, and I were over the moon. Those were the first sounds we’d heard from Adam in eleven months and the last time we would hear him string words together in four years. That morning started like any other since things changed. Adam was sitting beside…Autism8 min read
Apr 2The Last Guy Left.Last year, our younger child left home. He left to play Jr. A Hockey in the Maritimes and then for a team in Northern Ontario. Wanting to make the most of his last two years of Junior Hockey eligibility, he was not content to be on the top local team…Growing Up8 min read
Mar 17Watching the News and Weeping for Three WeeksI am saddened. My heart is broken. At 55, I have seen many things and unfortunately, quite a bit of it has been bad. After moving through Covid, like everyone on the planet and experiencing all that it has caused, physically, medically, emotionally, financially and socially, the last thing anyone…Ukraine4 min read
Feb 20Why is Figure Skating still an Olympic Sport?Every Winter Olympic Games there is scandal in figure skating and it usually involves Russians and doping or bribing and cheating. The country’s name and flag have been banned from the Olympics since 2018 as a punishment from the World Anti-Doping Agency. It was a group of athletes from Russia…4 min read
Feb 20How Do I Feel About the “Freedom Convoy”?If ignorance is bliss, then I’d rather live a life of woe as long as I can rely on wisdom. I feel a deep sadness as I watch live news coverage of police re-claiming the city of Ottawa, our nation’s capital, from protesters who have loudly occupied the area for…Demonstration In Ottawa11 min read
Jan 13Too Far or Justified?On November 11th 2022, Quebec Premier Francois Legault showed his province and our country he’d had enough. With the omicron virus spreading rapidly throughout the province, he reinstated lockdown protocols and curfews to try and curb the spread of this virus that is heading into a third year of squeezing…Covid 194 min read