If you’re going to write a book about the power of words, you need to be able to write powerful words. This was the thought that kept going through my head as I read through The Book Thief by Markus Zusak. This book had been on my to-read list for a very long time – years…
Boy Clothes
“I bet you’d like to have a girl.” I hear that a lot. Boy-moms hear that a lot. (I assume girl-moms hear the opposite, as if being a parent to only one gender is somehow not completely fulfilling, which is ludicrous, of course.) Strangely, at the centre of the comments that I usually hear, there…
Is BlackBerry Really an Option?
So here’s some preliminary information about me that will be relevant: I’m an Android user. A Samsung Galaxy S3 to be exact. Before I got this Android for Christmas, I owned an iPhone, a Blackberry, another iPhone, and another Blackberry, in succession. And since acquiring my Samsung Galaxy S3, I had the option to swap…
Searching for Spring
I once loved winter. It used to be my favourite season. It contained my favourite holidays,Christmas and Valentine’s Day (otherwise known as my birthday). The crisp fallen snow on a lawn made everything look so peaceful and quiet and beautiful. And crunching in that snow for the very first time to create footprints made me…
How I Survived this Long Winter without Cable
Hi. My name is Laura and I’m a television addict. I love television, but we don’t have cable. You see, times are a-changing. People like me want to watch shows when we want, where we want, and arguably with fewer commercials (though, I have noticed that with my online viewing habits, and the tendency to…
Halifax: Run the Sold Out Sole Sisters Race!
I’m a huge race nerd. Running can suck, but races totally make it worthwhile. I know how hard it is to run your first race. You feel like you need to be “a runner” (whatever that means. You look at me and see “a runner” because I made it through a half marathon at Disney….
Fasting is Physical
Faith is so ethereal, isn’t it? I mean, I know it is. It is perfect and light and otherworldly. But so often we leave it at that. So often I leave it at that. I don’t let it permeate into my life on this world too. I try, but so often I get distracted, remembering only to…
What Marriage, Doctor Who, and the Kardashians Have in Common
Some time ago Laura asked me to contribute something to her blog. And like any good husband I procrastinated, delayed, and invented implausible excuses. Years have since passed. Thankfully, Laura is less patient about other requests, otherwise dishes might be stacked to the ceiling, the floor might be covered in cheerios and we would have…
Cameron at 4
Things change so quickly. Since Cameron’s birthday, I’ve heard the phrase “They grow up so fast” often. I’ve said it. You’ve said it to me. As parents, we say this to try to gain back some of our power over time, as if, by acknowledging its speed we can somehow focus so hard on the…
Dear Cameron: A Love Letter to a 4 Year Old
I keep staring. I just can’t take my eyes off of you. Last weekend, someone told me that you must have had a growth spurt lately because you look like you’ve grown. I just shrugged it off. I must not have noticed because I see you day after day. On Thursday you turned four. And…
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars
Almost everyone is obsessed with leaving a mark upon the world. Bequeathing a legacy. Outlasting death. We all want to be remembered. -The Fault in Our Stars by John Green, Chapter 25 There’s a reason that The Fault in Our Stars has skyrocketed to the top of best seller charts. This young-adult fiction is a gripping,…