1. 25 Jan



    Celebrating My Soul Sister Today!

    “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” -Philippians 1:3-6


    I’ve always felt that the moment we decided to move to the States, it would be both exciting and emotional! Moving to a new country can be a pretty daunting experience. Unfamiliar with my new surroundings and just having to leave my whole world behind.

    Growing up, I was incredibly lucky to be surrounded by strong godly women (and men) and completly covered with so much encouragement, support and I remember always being struck by an outpouring of love my whole life.

    My mom was a beautiful and godly mentor, a strong Titus 2 woman and was one of the first women I ever saw pray… I mean really pray. Today is my mom’s birthday and I wish I could be there to give her a big hug and kiss to celebrate another wonderful year of life. 

    This is one of those times where I repeatedly found myself thinking of her and just feeling really homesick for my family. Instead I send her hugs and kisses from across the thousands of miles. So mom, take a moment and stop to feel the virtual hug being given right now… and all throughout the day. Happy Birthday to my beloved mom, my twin flame and my soul friend!
     

  2. 22 Jan



    Shopping Sprees: Medicine for the Soul

    “A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 17:22


    It has been one of those weeks, or should I say months? We all ended up getting sick back to back to back since the holidays, I thought I would loose my mind! For those of you who missed out on my last post, feel free to check out my post from week 1 of our trip to my hometown. I will tell you though, we were all glad the week was over.  

    Whenever the weekend starts, the notion of being free takes over. For me, it’s the simple stuff that puts a smile on my face, and this past weekend was made of the stuff weekends are all about… fun with family, Sunday brunch, soy lattes AND, when asked by hubby what I’d like to do this family weekend, I didn’t even hesitate – I could only think about shopping… There’s nothing like a little retail therapy, after being homebound all week long, to brighten the spirit!
    Time with my family makes me feel all happy inside and puts some extra pep in my step and that’s just the feeling I wanted to start my week with! For me, it kicks off the week with an extra bit of enjoyment and relieves some of the stress of being a full time stay-at-home-mom, while running two online businesses. Happy days are here again!
     

  3. 17 Jan



    Dreaming Of Warmer Days…

    “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” - 2 Corinthians 5:17



    I don’t know about you, but this January I’m craving a fresh, clean start after the holidays… hints of pale pastel shades and blossoming flowers are creeping back into my mind and I’m already longing for Spring. The last three weeks were non-stop for our family, and for a moment I thought I’d be too busy to notice 2013 had arrived. Have the holidays attacked us all or what? Not only has it been the Season for all things Christmas, but for a large majority of us it has been a cold and flu season as well. During the first week of our dreamlike trip home to snowy Montreal for the holidays, very early on, one at a time we all took turns getting ill… It’s a miracle we all survived! – It started with my hubby having a 24 hour stomach virus, followed by my son getting a viral infection and running a HIGH fever, I finished off our second week there by getting sick with the flu on New Year’s Day and it’s been 3 weeks now, followed by my son having another high fever and ear infection early on in the week. For therapy, we all drank lots of fluids, shared extra snuggles and kisses and lots of bed sharing :) And after feeling really congested with low energy the past few weeks, Yoga has actually made me feel better.

    Hopefully, I will only have positive things to say in the next few posts, but here are some pics to share of my son in the pediatric emergency examination room. Now here we go, 2013 — poised to be bigger and more adventurous than the last. Our only hope is that we all are back on the road to being healthy. Cheers!