"Mistakes are simply opportunities for learning" This has been my parenting motto for a long time. It took me a while to get my head around the concept but thanks to some amazing mentors, I’ve grown to embrace mistakes as opportunities for growth and learning. Every spilled glass of juice, every blow-out sibling fight, every … Continue reading The Importance of Making Mistakes
Baby Ben
I can always tell when my husband is on the phone with his friend and colleague Bill. The snickering, chuckling and hysterical laughter always give them away. No one in Mark's life makes him crack up more than Bill and he revels in their incessant off-colour email and texting banter pretty much on a daily … Continue reading Baby Ben
Creamy Tomato Macaroni Soup
I grew up in a very small touristy town and one of my first jobs was as a coffee-girl at a quaint and traditional restaurant called The Golden Apple. I would greet each table with a basket of freshly made sticky buns and tea biscuits, I’d stop by the table again after the waitress had … Continue reading Creamy Tomato Macaroni Soup
Dancing Girls Dinner Muffins
My daughter is a dancer. Every Wednesday and Thursday I pick her and her friends up right after school and hurry them to the dance studio for 4:15 lessons. I treasure this brief time with them as they chat away about their days, the boys that drive them nuts (and the ones that are kinda … Continue reading Dancing Girls Dinner Muffins
A Manly Vegan Meal
This may sound sexist but I honestly think it’s harder for a guy to become a vegan that it is for a woman. The culture we live in often equates meat with manliness and strength and even after 5 years I know it sometimes hard for my husband to admit to his vegetarian lifestyle…especially around … Continue reading A Manly Vegan Meal
Lori Leigh Wilson 