Thoughtful Reflections on Faith and Life
Even a couple of years ago, I would have told people I had no desire to move back to Ontario from Nova Scotia. And yet there was a part of me that was open to it that had nothing to do with my appreciation of either province. Our two oldest children live in group homes … Read More “And This is One of the Reasons Why We Moved Back to Ontario” »
When I tell people that we now live in Wasaga Beach, I get a certain reaction. People seem to picture us as living right on the beach as if we walk out of our house into the water. That is not quite right. It is true the Wasaga Beach is the largest fresh water beach … Read More “Enjoying the Beach” »
There was no difficulty in coming up with a Good News post this week. Our youngest, Faith, graduated from high school on Friday. We are incredibly proud of Faith. She overcame a lot of obstacles to achieve this. One of these being our move from Nova Scotia to Ontario in the middle of her last … Read More “Faith is Graduated!” »
Almost four and a half years ago, our family left Ontario and moved to Nova Scotia. Many times during our time in Nova Scotia, I stated that I had no desire to move back to Ontario. Now we are back in Ontario. Was our move to Nova Scotia a mistake? I do not want to … Read More “Was Our Move to Nova Scotia a Mistake?” »
The fact that some of our children have had birthdays in recent months is not all that remarkable. However, for our family this is a time of great change. We have five children. Four of the five have birthdays during a five week period. We dread when people ask how old our kids are because … Read More “The Kids Are One Year Older” »
We have not attended a wedding in a number of years. So it was great to get an invitation to a wedding for a colleague of mine. The wedding took place at a Coptic Orthodox Church and was very different from anything else I have experienced. Aside from celebrating with a friend, it was a … Read More “Wedding Celebrations” »
Moving to Nova Scotia, as great as it was, came with a cost and that was being away from Logan and Abby. We wrestled with that decision as we were making the move. Moving back to Ontario meant that we were closer to Logan and Abby and we were excited about this. But then came … Read More “Seeing Logan and Abby” »
Amanda and I went to the theatre to see a movie. That is actually a big deal. This is not because I would prefer to save money and watch movies when they are streaming (which is true) but because Amanda has not been able to go to the theatres for a long time. In fact, … Read More “A Date at the Movies” »
Yesterday, I took Emma and Faith to small ComicCon in Angus, not far from where we live. This is only the second ComicCon that I had attended, the previous one being about forty years ago. This was a much smaller one. There were no famous guests and only a handful of people were cosplaying. But … Read More “A Little ComicCon…” »
Although we had a quiet Christmas Day, with just us and three of the kids, we were able to spend some time with others in the family. On Boxing Day, despite some nasty weather, some of Amanda’s family was able to come and visit with us for a couple of days. One of the advantages … Read More “Christmas With Family” »
For the last number of months, we have been wrestling with where we were going to live. Depending on when you asked us, we would have give you a different answer. Would the family stay in Nova Scotia while I stayed at CFB Borden in Ontario? Would the family move to Kitchener-Waterloo to be close … Read More “Moved to Wasaga Beach!” »
Our family is in a time of tremendous transition. We are both moving back to Ontario and I have taken on a new career path. So how are things going? There has been a lot of hurry up and wait. I will not go into details, but there have been a number of obstacles that … Read More “Things Are Coming Together” »
This is a hectic time for the Bedard family. I will soon be teaching at the chaplain school at CFB Borden. That was one things that we knew for certain. Everything else has been up in the air. Until recently, we did not even know where the family was moving to. We knew that we … Read More “Moving Ahead” »
Each Monday I share something that I am thankful for, some piece of Good News. Sometimes it is a major event and sometimes it is smaller but still meaningful. For part of this afternoon and this evening, I got to listen to Amanda practicing on her digital piano. I have often found her playing on … Read More “Listening to the Music” »
I am proud of all of my children. I love them for who they are and not just what they accomplish. Having said that, I do celebrate what they accomplish. This past week, our daughter Emma graduated from high school. This was an exciting day for our entire family. Emma started high school not that … Read More “Graduation Day!” »
I love all five of my children and I am extremely proud of every one of them. While I could go on and on about each one, there are a couple of things that are making me think of this. This past week was Emma’s prom, part of the celebrations as she ends her time … Read More “I Love My Children!” »
No, I did not get into a fight. But I did go and see a fight. Fifteen of them actually. I had never gone to see boxing in person and I was not sure I wanted to. But my daughter’s best friend was boxing in this event and it was nearby and so my daughter … Read More “Put Up Your Dukes” »
Yesterday was Mother’s Day. On such a day, I was drawn to reflections on Amanda. We have a complex family with plenty of needs and she does such a great job as a mother. None of our children are the same and Amanda does not attempt a cookie cutter approach to parenting. She recognizes the … Read More “Amanda is an Amazing Mother” »
We have been living in Nova Scotia for over three years now. Having grown up and spending most of my life in Ontario, I never thought I would live in Nova Scotia. I still often get asked: “Are you glad that you moved?” In some ways it was a hard decision. We were at a … Read More “Not Regretting Nova Scotia” »
I do not like winter. Not even a little. I eagerly anticipate spring. The past few days have finally given us the hint of spring. A couple of days ago, it was very nice and sunny out. We were able to be out in short sleeves and enjoy the weather. Of course instead of just … Read More “Hints of Spring” »
What does quality time with family look like? This past Saturday, it was going to a gun range with my son. I have not used a fire arm since I was an early teen with a .22 when I was a boy scout. My son has wanted to do this for a while and this … Read More “Having a Blast” »
It was in January of 2022 that we arrived in Nova Scotia. It was one of the biggest decisions that our family has ever made. The reason we moved to Nova Scotia was for Amanda and I to become the pastors of Brookfield Baptist Church. While this has been a learning experience as there is … Read More “Over Three Years in Nova Scotia” »
Each week, I share something I am thankful for or some experience that I recognize as good news. What I am sharing this week is something I have shared before numerous times and will again in the future. I am thankful for my family! I am blessed with an incredible wife and five amazing children. … Read More “I Am Thankful For My Family” »
Each week, I share something good that has happened, something for which I am thankful. This week, I want to express how proud I am of my son Justus. Recently, Justus got his first full-time job. I am amazed at what a great fit it is for him. He is a hard worker and he … Read More “Proud of Justus” »
The best news we received this past week was that Amanda was coming home. After almost a week in the ICU, it was wonderful to have her back home with us. That is not to say that she has fully recovered from her stroke. She is still walking with a walker and has weakness on … Read More “On the Road to Recovery” »
Saturday was a pretty scary day. As Amanda was beginning to prepare dinner, she seemed off. This is not unusual as she is still recovering from a concussion from a year and a half ago. But this was different. Soon after, Amanda had lost all strength in her left side and was unable to speak. … Read More “Thankful for Support and Improvement” »
As I write my final Good News post for 2024, my focus is not on one specific event but this past year in general. I plan to do a year in review post later but for now, I want to speak in generalities. Basically, 2024 was a much better year for myself and my family … Read More “Good News: A Better Year” »
As I write this, it is only a couple of days before Christmas. Christmas is a hectic time for everyone, and being a pastor does not relieve any of that stress. There are things that I wish I could do better. There are gifts that I wish I could buy for family members. I wish … Read More “Good News: Appreciating Our Kids” »
While we love living in Nova Scotia, the hardest thing about our move here was that our two oldest children, Logan and Abby, had to stay in Ontario. We have regular Zoom meetings but it is not the same. I have been able to have a few in-person visits when I was in Ontario for … Read More “Good News: Amanda and the Kids” »
My Good News this week is that I have people in my life that encourage me. They are able to speak positive messages into my life, even if my natural inclination is to see where I have fallen short. I do not want to design my life to bring on the next compliment, that is … Read More “Good News: Words of Encouragement” »
My Good News this week is that I finally had the opportunity to have a bonfire. I had a bunch of brush and branches that I wanted to get rid of. What is so good about that? The best thing is that I had the chance to enjoy the bonfire with my son and daughter. … Read More “Good News: Family by the Fire” »
There are a lot of people who are eager for vacation time because they hate their work. While I enjoy my vacations, I also enjoy my work. I get the best of both worlds. For me, my vacation time is not so much as a break from work (I will actually be doing some work) … Read More “Good News: Back on Vacation” »
This past Saturday, both our girls were working for the day. It is not an official position but they are helping some friends of ours with their business. That would be good news enough. But this was actually the first time that Faith has ever worked for money. This was a huge step for her … Read More “Good News: Working Girls” »
Last week I had the opportunity to go to Cape Breton Island, specifically Sydney. This is an area of Nova Scotia that I have not had much opportunity to explore. My main purpose was to do some work as a chaplain, but it worked out that I was able to bring two of my daughters. … Read More “Good News: Fun on Cape Breton Island” »
Each Monday, I share something good, a piece of good news that gives me reason to be thankful. Sometimes I am very specific, sometimes I more vague. This one is especially vague. Last week something good happened. But I am not going to share the details about what that is. I will say it was … Read More “Good News: Something Good Happened” »
I had a great time on Saturday in a way that touched multiple parts of my life. As part of the end of the training year, the Nova Scotia Highlanders had a number of events including paintball. I had not played paintball for about twenty years but I knew that I wanted to be a … Read More “Good News: Paintball Fun” »
While we very much love living in Nova Scotia, one of the hardest parts of this is that our two oldest children still live in Ontario. Because they live in group homes, there is no easy way to bring them to Nova Scotia. I never know when I am going to see them and although … Read More “Good News: Time With the Kids” »
This is the beginning of the birthday month for our family as three of our five children have birthdays in April. It begins with our son Logan, who today turned twenty-three years old. It is difficult to believe that I have a twenty-three year old son. It seems like only yesterday that I was twenty-three. … Read More “Good News: Happy Birthday to Logan” »
I have always been a cat person. Growing up, we had more cats than I can remember. For about the last twelve years, we have had cats. I love cats but there is one thing I don’t like about them. Cats (and all pets) get sick and die. Until recently, we had four cats. The … Read More “Goodbye Pekoe” »
This may seem like an odd subject for my weekly Good News post but I want to acknowledge that it was one year ago tomorrow that my father-in-law, Mark Peschell died. Obviously I am sad that he is no longer with us but my Good News is that I’m thankful for knowing him. Unfortunately, the … Read More “Good News: Remembering My Father-in-Law” »
There is no difficulty in coming up with a Good News post this week. It helps that it is Christmas but it is more than that. This past year has been a difficult one for our family. There has been a lot of loss and we were anticipating a very challenging Christmas. Of course there … Read More “Good News: A Blessed Christmas” »
This has been a difficult year for our family. There have been a lot of things that have happened that I do not want to get into. It is enough for me to say that what we have experienced just between January and June is far more than I would wish on any family. But … Read More “A Struggle With Lyme Disease” »
This is one of those days that I didn’t want to post a Good News post. As you might know, I generally post a weekly Good News post. I have only missed a few weeks in the past ten years. There are times that I just don’t want to do this because it has been … Read More “Choosing Good News” »
We are very thankful that we have been able to move to Nova Scotia. It has mostly been a positive experience. There has been one thing that has been a downside. Our two oldest children still live in Ontario. Logan and Abby live in group homes and have done so for a fairly long time. … Read More “Good News: Seeing My Children” »
I’m thankful for quality time, in whatever way that looks. This past weekend can be included in that as I went to the cottage with one of my daughters. Part of the quality time is the drive. It is a two hours drive each way to the cottage, which gives a lot of time for … Read More “Good News: A Good Weekend” »
Between my work with the church and with the army, plus all my other projects, I can get pretty busy. Add to that, the fact that Amanda is recovering from a concussion and is at the same time taking care of her mother who is recovering from a broken shoulder. Amanda gave me clear instructions: … Read More “Good News: Time With the Girls” »
Growing up, we had pets for most of the time. We had two different dogs, one I don’t remember at all and the other I have vague memories of. However, I do remember our cats and we had a lot of them (I think we have 14 at one time because two of our females … Read More “Good News: Our Pets” »
Back in September, we purchased a cottage here in Nova Scotia. This has long been a dream of ours and something we can only now afford because we live in the church parsonage. At the time, we thought of it as a financial investment, as we wanted to continue to build equity. It has become … Read More “Good News: Rest at the Cottage” »
Autism has been a part of our lives almost from the beginning of our married life. Amanda and I were married in 2000, our son was born in 2001, and he was diagnosed with autism in 2003. Our daughter was diagnosed with autism soon after. We have had many people feel sorry for us and … Read More “Good News: Autism is Okay” »
My Good News is good but also contains a lot of sorrow. My wife Amanda travelled back to Ontario a couple of weeks ago. This was not just for a pleasant visit but because her father was dying. Amanda had the opportunity to spend time with her father while h e was in the hospital … Read More “Good News: There and Back Again” »
Normally on Mondays, I write a Good News post-a reminder of something I am thankful for. While this post includes thankfulness, it is not good news. Yesterday, my father-in-law, Mark Peschell, died. When someone gets married, you don’t just get your spouse, you get their family as well. And you never know what you will … Read More “My Father-In-Law” »
My goal in this post is not to complain or even to share some overly personal information. There have been a number of people who have reached out to me recently, people I know in person and others. I have no intention of sharing here what is going on. There is stress in our family, … Read More “Good News: Considering Self-Care” »
While we generally think of summer as the season to spend at the cottage, we actually only bought our cottage at the end of summer. It is still very new to us and it is hard to believe that we have such a place to go. Between work and school, it can be difficult to … Read More “Good News: Enjoying the Cottage” »
Last week, I shared about how we survived our first hurricane. While the storm is over, the challenges are not. We have been without power for about nine days at this point. Many people across Atlantic Canada lost power due to the storm. Many of those communities have since regained their power. That includes our … Read More “Good News: Making the Best of It” »
After a long process of looking at properties, we are extremely close to taking possession of our cottage. We have no waived conditions and we are trying to work out with our lawyer an earlier closing than the original August 30. We did our final walk through today. Why in the world are we buying … Read More “Good News: We Are Almost There” »
Last week, I took our daughter Emma to a doctor’s appointment inHalifax to check on the progress of her broken collar bone. Unfortunately, it is not healing as quickly was we would like, even though she is not in pain and has full range of motion. Since we were in that area of the province, … Read More “Good News: Peggy’s Cove” »
I have talked a lot about how much we are enjoying Nova Scotia. We were reminded of that again yesterday as we spent time at a local lake. This small lake is only a five minute drive from our house and it has public access. We spent much of yesterday at the lake, either swimming … Read More “Good News: Fun on the Lake” »
Parents are naturally proud of their children, especially as they reach the typical milestones that we expect: driver’s licence, graduation, etc. I am no different. Our oldest child, Logan, just finished high school. That is one of those normal accomplishments that we all love to celebrate. However, Logan’s graduation is a bit different. Logan is … Read More “Good News: Proud of Logan” »
In my previous Good News post, I explain about our recent accident and my thankfulness to just be alive. In this post, I will share some thoughts about what my recovery has been like so far. It has been difficult. It has been difficult in two ways. The first way is the pain. It is … Read More “Good News: A Recovery in Process” »
One of the first things we did once we moved to Nova Scotia was to buy a dirt bike for Justus. He has always wanted one but it was never appropriate where we lived. He loved the dirt bike and enjoyed the trails near our house. But there was one problem. He wanted to share … Read More “Good News: Hitting the Trails” »
One of the highlights for me last week was taking two of the kids to a great rock concert. This was the third (major) concert I had taken Justus and the first for Emma. We saw Queensrÿche and Judas Priest. You might think that is a strange thing for a Baptist pastor, but hear me … Read More “Good News: Rock and Roll” »
No, I did not go back to Ontario but Amanda and two of our children did. An opportunity came up for part of the family to back to Ontario and visit friends and family. I’m thankful they were able to that. Amanda was able to see her parents and her grandmother. She was also able … Read More “Good News: A Visit Back to Ontario” »
Many of my recent “Good News” posts have been about our move to Nova Scotia and this one will be as well. This move has been a major transition for Amanda and I. But it has just as much been for our children. They were not that excited to leave their friends behind and I … Read More “Good News: Coming Together as a Family” »
By far the most common question we have gotten about our move to Nova Scotia is about what is happening with Logan and Abby. For those who don’t know, they are our two oldest children, both have autism, and both live in group homes. The first thing I want to say is that we have … Read More “What About Logan and Abby?” »
It was not the Christmas that we had hoped for. This is our last Christmas at our current church and city. There are a lot of things that we could wish were a part of that. Sadly, we were not able to see our two children who live out of town. We did not even … Read More “Good News: Making the Best of Christmas” »
Something has happened, something that I did not see coming. It is good news and it is sad news. Six years ago, our family moved back to St Catharines because I was hired as the pastor of Queen Street Baptist Church. St Catharines was where Amanda and I were born, as well as three of … Read More “A Big Change For the Bedards” »
What does a Saturday afternoon look like? For us, this past weekend, it was our teenage son coming downstairs complaining that we haven’t done anything as a family in a while. Our same son, who complained before when we did family activities. So what did we do? We went to a virtual reality video game … Read More “Good News: Virtual Fun” »
I will freely admit that parenting teenage children is probably the hardest thing that I have ever done. I have made plenty of mistakes and I am far from the perfect parent. Yesterday, something nice happened. My son and I dropped off a friend of his last night. Once the friend was out of the … Read More “Good News: Rocking Out!” »
I really appreciate my wife’s family and yesterday we had a great time together. It was my father-in-law’s birthday and we celebrated it by having quite a bit of the family there. It was fun see so many together, especially all of the young cousins together. They are all different ages but they all love … Read More “Good News: Family Time” »
This was a better Thanksgiving than I had expected. With the pandemic, we never know who we are going to see or what it will look like. On Saturday and Sunday, we were able to have Logan over for a visit. This was the first overnight visit in a long time. This also included Logan … Read More “Good News: A Great Thanksgiving” »
Yesterday was our daughter Abby’s 19th birthday. Unfortunately, we were not able to make it to her group home for her birthday. This could easily be a bad news rather than a good news post. But I choose to focus not on what was missed but on what we have. I am so thankful for … Read More “Good News: Thankful For My Daughter” »
This pandemic has been difficult on our relationship with Logan and Abby. They live in group homes 1.5 hours away. Being group homes, they have had to be very strict in their protocols. In addition to the pandemic, both Logan and Abby have had to change group homes. Now that they are both adults, they … Read More “Good News: Seeing the Kids” »
Last week was the second of two weeks of vacation. Because of the pandemic, we have not been able to really go anywhere. We were prepared for another week of staycation. However, someone from our church let us use their cottage for a few days. Our girls were able to bring a couple of friends … Read More “Good News: At the Cottage” »
We haven’t had many visits with Logan and Abby over the past year and a half because of the pandemic. Thankfully things are starting to open up. This weekend, we were able to have Logan for a visit. Not only was it a visit, it was an over night visit. Justus was away at work … Read More “Good News: Over Night Visit” »
I try to share at least one piece of Good News from my life each week. This past week was filled with an amazing amount of Good News. While this didn’t start last week, we have recently had meetings about Logan and Abby. They will each be going to their adult group homes (they are … Read More “So Much Good News!” »
This past Friday was an interesting day with some things happening that I had not planned. It worked out that I was able to spend the morning one-on-one with one of my daughters. We went shopping and had lunch together. We had a lot of fun together. Later that day, it was just my other … Read More “Good News: Quality Time With the Kids” »
Four of our five children have their birthdays over a five week period. A couple of days ago was our final birthday in the marathon with our daughter Emma. While COVID-19 doesn’t allow us to do birthdays the way we would like, she did have a good birthday. Many of her presents were art-related, which … Read More “Good News: Another Birthday” »
Four of our five children have birthdays over a period of five weeks. Last week was the first two, that of my boys. Logan turned twenty and Justus turned fifteen. It is incredible to watch them grow up. It seems like only yesterday that I could carry them both in my arms and now all … Read More “Good News: Birthday Boys” »
The reality of family life for us on most days is that we are all busy. We are on our technology. We are doing homework or church work. We are chatting with friends. It seems like family life can often be “parallel play” with little interaction. Every once in a while, things come together and … Read More “Good News: Movie Night” »
This past week, Amanda and I celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary. There is no way that we could describe these past two decades as boring. We have had some rough times and painful experiences. But we have come out the other side with our love stronger than ever. In many ways we are having our … Read More “Good News: 21 Years” »
One of the hardest things about the pandemic is that we have hardly seen our children, Logan and Abby. I have only seen them face-to-face three times in almost a year. As hard as that has been, we have at least had technology to facilitate some communication. I email Logan fairly often. We also do … Read More “Good News: Thankful For Technology” »
This pandemic has been difficult for everyone. However, I am particularly proud of how well my children are doing with having their world turned upside down. Logan and Abby live in a group home. One of the effects of their autism is that change is routine is difficult. Yet, they have have done far better … Read More “Good News: Proud of My Kids” »
Christmas was definitely different this year. Most of the time I would describe Christmas, between family and church, as hectic. Not this year. When people have asked my how Christmas has been, I reply with: “Quiet.” On the family front, it was just Amanda and I and our three youngest children. We were not able … Read More “Good News: A Quiet Christmas” »
A couple of months ago, I shared a Good News post about having a video call with a half-sister and half-brother that I had never met. Last week, I had a chance to video chat with another half-brother that I had never met. In fact, he was the first of my siblings that I ever … Read More “Good News: Brothers!” »
In some ways it has been a hard weekend as I had three funerals to lead in three days. But in the midst of that, there was some great times. We had a fun birthday party for my father-in-law. We went over to my brother-in-law’s house for a backyard birthday party. I really appreciate my … Read More “Good News: Lots of Family Fun” »
This week’s Good News is complicated. It also requires some care as I do not want to infringe on other people’s privacy. But it is big news for me and I want to share what I can. Let me take you back in time many decades. I was raised as an only child. As most … Read More “Good News: Family Ties” »
This past Saturday was a momentous day. Our little girl Abby turned 18 and is now officially an adult. How did that happen? It seems like only yesterday that she was my little baby that I could rock to sleep on command, even if she had just woken up from a nap. She was a … Read More “Good News: Another Adult Child” »
When people ask me how I’m doing during COVID-19, they usually are asking about health, finances or church. But when I think of this pandemic, I think of six months of not being able to see our two oldest children. Logan and Abby live in a group home 1.5 hours away from us. Because such … Read More “Good News: Six Months is Over!” »
I really enjoy camping but it is not something that we have done much of us as a family. We did for one night when Logan and Abby were really young. Amanda and I did again by ourselves a number of years later. This past weekend was the first time that we went camping with … Read More “Good News: Camping” »
Normally on Mondays I write a Good News post. The connection with this post won’t be immediately obvious. On the day that I am writing this, it has been ten years since our daughter went to live in a group home. She was only seven years old at the time. Amanda and I have been … Read More “Ten Years Later” »
One of the most difficult things about having nonverbal children with autism is the limits those circumstances put our our communication. That is not to say that there is no communication. They do use one or two words. There is also nonverbal communication that goes on. At the same time, the thing we miss, and … Read More “Good News: A New Way to Communicate” »
For many people, this pandemic has been really difficult in terms of church. People would rather be sitting together in a building worshiping than watching a worship service on a computer. But there is a bright side for some families. At Queen Street Baptist Church, we post our worship service on our YouTube channel. It … Read More “Good News: The Kids and Church” »
Let me take you back in time about fifteen years ago. We were living in Meaford and I was pastoring at Woodford and First Baptist Churches. We had two children with autism and our hands were very, very full. I was sitting in my church office writing Sunday’s sermon when Amanda called me on the … Read More “A (Pet) Grief Observed” »
Every week, usually on a Monday, I share a Good News post. This started as a daily practice for me as I sought to get through a difficult time in my life. The goal is to come up with something positive that I can be thankful for. Sometimes it has been more difficult than others … Read More “I’m Not Going to Tell You My Good News” »
The other day, we had a parking enforcement officer get out of his vehicle and approach us. There was a moment of panic. The reason is that our daughter Emma had smiled and waved and then Amanda smiled at him as well. He was so used to people hating him that having people smile at … Read More “Good News: Change the World With a Smile” »
This past Friday we had the fourth birthday of our five children in just five weeks. Not only that, this brought another teenager into the house. With Emma becoming a teenager, this brings us to the maximum number of teenagers we will have. When Faith becomes a teenager, Logan will have been twenty for three … Read More “Good News: Another Teenager in the House” »
With yesterday being Mother’s Day, it was important for us to be able to talk to Logan and Abby. They live in a group home 1.5 hours away. They both have autism and are nonverbal. We have been talking to Logan pretty regularly through Skype. Abby hasn’t really been interested, and we have been getting … Read More “Good News: She Feels Happy” »
We have three children living with us, pre-teen to early teens. They are a handful at the best of times. Sometimes we have dreaded March Break. How do we keep them occupied? How do we keep them from killing each other? But this year, one week has so far turned into about two months because … Read More “Good News: The Kids Are Alright” »
In online etiquette, all caps is considered shouting. And this is why I have in the title, HAPPY EASTER! Is that because I’m excited about Easter? Yes but there is more. Yesterday was Easter Sunday and it was a beautiful day weatherwise. We were driving to Amanda’s parents’ house to give them Easter greetings by … Read More “Good News: HAPPY EASTER!” »
I may be Canadian but that doesn’t mean that I enjoy winter. Spring is my favourite time of the year. Although there is a calendar start date to spring, this past week has really made spring real. Unfortunately, because of the current pandemic, we can’t fully enjoy spring with hikes through parks. But I have … Read More “Good News: Spring Has Sprung” »
