This is a confession. And an exploration.

It’s been more than a month since I wrote a blog post. First, it was my 60th birthday, and then I went away on retreat, and somehow, I found my feet on a…

Yesterday was Canada Day—the birthday of this exquisite country that’s been my home for most of my adult life.

I went for a walk this morning, and was struck by the purity of the air, which fills my lungs…

This week I had the amazing privilege of being present (although we were on opposite sides of the country) at the birth of a baby girl. And then, the privilege of giving both her and her mother–who is one of…

These past several weeks have been a time of extraordinary events and significant transformations within the life of my family. They have included the sudden death of my children’s father, and the wedding of my youngest son—the ending of a…