Photo is of area before we planted grass.
We added a room in the basement of our rented duplex, and installed an egress window in place of the normal basement window. When the workers installed the window, they left a layer of sand so now grass is not there. It’s on the side of the house, [...]

An act of kindness is a spontaneous gesture of goodwill towards someone. Kind words and deeds come from a state of benevolence, generated by a core response deep within all of us. Best of all, kind acts are contagious. When people see kind acts being committed, it makes them feel good and inspires [...]

My child,
I carried you in my heart
before you were even born
And dared to dream
that you were real.
My child,
I carried your ultrasoound picture with me since the day I received it,
And dared to love
a child I was yet to meet.
My child,
[...]

Mother is a word called love,
and all the world is mindful of
That the love that’s given and shown to others
is different from the love of mothers.
For mothers play the leading roles
in giving birth to little souls,
For though small souls are heaven-sent
and we realize they’re only lent,
It takes a mother’s loving hands
[...]

My boyfriend Phu and I are in a rental car driving back to the airport. It’s the end of a wonderful weekend visiting Toronto. I explain I’m sad I did not see St. Lawrence Market, a farmers market filled with small stalls selling fresh produce, cheese, meats, breads, pastries, and flowers. I tell Phu [...]

Writer Gordon MacDonald said that each night he reads a story to his
little daughter. One day he was preparing to be away from home for a
few days and he taped a selection of stories for his daughter to
listen to while he was gone.
When he came back, he was eager to hear his daughter’s reaction.
She answered, [...]