Live Everything

Live Everything

Last Sunday, just days into the New Year, I made a resolution to pick up my camera, get outside, put one foot in front of the other and explore. That day I actually wound up reading instead (which happens to me a lot!). It turns out I was looking for a bit of...
Don’t Forget To Check The Oil

Don’t Forget To Check The Oil

Another year has come and gone. When I look back on this day last year, I was catching a plane from Vancouver to Calgary after a weekend search for a new home in British Columbia. For the second New Year in a row I was in the midst of a move to a new province and...
I’ll Be Home For Christmas

I’ll Be Home For Christmas

As we approach the last few days before Christmas, I am making my final preparations for a long-awaited flight home from bustling Vancouver airport in beautiful BC to my family back home in Alvinston, Ontario. I’m wrapping tiny gifts to place under my sister...
Have Courage

Have Courage

Victor Hugo once wrote: “Have courage for the great sorrows in life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace.” When I think of courage, I think of my Aunt Ilene Henderson who we lost...
So You Aren’t Walking Alone

So You Aren’t Walking Alone

On this morning’s walk through Facebook, I came across a quote that spoke to me: “A parent will only ever be in one of three places: in front of you to cheer you on, behind you to have your back, or next to you so you are not walking alone.” S...
Where Rivers, Mountains and People Meet

Where Rivers, Mountains and People Meet

When researching today’s post, I got side-tracked by a wonderful tweet by Canada’s own Jann Arden. Jann is a great follow, and often graciously shares bits and pieces of poetry which may turn into lyrics for future songs. This inside look into her creative...
“Up Came the Sun and Drank the Dew” – Emily Carr

“Up Came the Sun and Drank the Dew” – Emily Carr

Several weekends ago I had a marvellous Vagabond Adventure on Vancouver Island. On the island for a work trip, I awakened on the Sunday to a crystal clear, sunny morning that promised adventure. Like Emily Carr in her quote above, it felt as if the sun HAD drank the...
“Thanksgiving Has Wings” – Victor Hugo

“Thanksgiving Has Wings” – Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo wrote “To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do.” On this Thanksgiving Sunday, as I spent my morning editing photos from recent Vagabond Adventures,...

Compassion: An Idea Worth Spreading

Yesterday I had the good fortune to attend my very first TEDx event in West Vancouver. TED and independently run TEDx events carry with them a worthy purpose: to harness the power of great ideas to inspire positive change globally through short “talks” on...