The Daisy Field

Today is remembrance day and I will remember not only those who have past but those who still fight. Our lives are the way they are today because we rode on the back of our great grandfathers, grandfathers, our fathers and mothers, our sons and daughters and our friends.   Today I am thankful for these people who have taken up the cross and walked into hell to try and end tyrany.    For those of you who have known me for a long time you know (and may be thinking WTF)...I do not support war but I do support our troops.   I think this is a distinction that needs to be made for me. I am proud to be Canadian and that our legacy is more that of a peacekeeper than a war monger!  I have friends who are currently part of the Canadian and American military and I pray for them a lot and I ask each of you today to get on our knees and not only thank our veterans and soldiers for what they did/do for you but to pray for peace. It doesn't matter i...

A heavy topic for a Monday, and  Monday filled with joy in my world! I am excited about vacation I have an amazing husband and I adore him I just spent an awesome evening my with family I got little boy cuddles from both of my adorable nephews Today is my Dad's Birthday Today is Angels first day in a new job Today is Karyn and Tamara's wedding day We are all healthy and happy  I have a good paying job and a beautiful apartment I am blessed and loved by God. But this was not always the case in my life and I know in the lives of many others.   Today I felt compelled to share my story in case you needed to hear it: In 1997 my life took a pivotal turn....I had made the decision to attend Bible College and after only a week there I was in a terrible car accident.   Thankfully no one was seriously injured and only the cars were destroyed but I was left with a tremendous amount of pain and some health issues that have lingered to this day. Shortly af...

Okay, so this took a little longer to write than I thought! I was sure I would get home from our little trip to Seattle, finish packing my bag for camp and sit down and write you an awesome blog!  HAHHAHAHAHHA Not even close.... Okay so just in case you live in a cave you need to go read the bloggess....any post will do but I really love this one:   http://thebloggess.com/2011/06/and-thats-why-you-should-learn-to-pick-your-battles/ This was the very first post of hers I read and then I had to go back and read all the other ones, she really is that funny!  I highly recommend subscribing to her feed. Back on track...the reading! Angel, Kam and I got up early and headed out to Seattle and of course we did a bit of shopping on the way down; I mean really, who can resist?  We found some great deals and excitedly headed to Costco, yup Costco!   We were so excited that we ended up getting there at 2:30 for the 6:30 start, sigh... We thought w...

A really cool way to see what I have been talking about!!   I am glad that words like Friends, Thank, God, Share and Family are bigger than fear, pain and cried! Thanks for helping me make my tree filled with beautiful words!

Today I walked down the hall alone...the sweatshirt in my hand the only thing to prove I was here.   I thought back to the first day, how excited I was, how scared I was!   Today I am filled with an extreme conflict of emotions; I am incredibly sad, unbelievably relieved that it is finally done and unbearably empty.   Mixed in with that is a sense of pride and happiness but that seems to be overshadowed by a deep sense of "is that it??" I think back on what a long road it has been its hard to believe that is started because Dave McDonald asked me "if you had no obstacles and no worries, what would you do with the rest of your life?".   It was Fall 1996 and we were at a retreat up at Manning Park and we were tucked into a low ceilinged room in the basement.   He had us all sitting in a circle and after we had gone around and said what we would do with our lives, he looked at us and said "Well....why aren't you doing it?" and then he walked out.  ...

If you haven't headed my advice and gone to check out  http://thebloggess.com/  yet....go there and come back! Did you make it back?   I sure hope so, is she not truly brilliant?   I wanted to tell you about her new book "Lets Pretend This Never Happened"  ( go buy it here ) This book is such a fun read, although there are some stories that just tug on your heart and some that are horrifying (honest when she warns you about the deer picture...just look away!), she tells them in such an honest and HILARIOUS way! Interspersed amongst the amazing stories about her childhood, marriage and motherhood are these transcripts of actual conversations between her and her husband Victor!   According to the author herself, this man deserves a medal , but sometimes he is just as quirky and crazy as she is and that makes it so much more fun! While you are there, stop by her shop and check out her awesome swag...I want the Lawsbian Pride Shirt !  Com...

I have a lot to be thankful for...and you know it I wanted to take this time to sit down and say thank you to a few key people who really helped me out over this last really really hard year! 2011 was filled with pain for me and I have to say I was pretty glad to see it in my rear view mirror! Right off the bat, I experienced a devastating diagnosis of an issue with my brain. I was terrified and pained by the emotional toll of what it would all mean. The physical pain of the symptoms, and the psychological fear that came with not knowing what was happening. I was so worried I would end up being a huge burden on my husband. Throughout all this my friends and family were really supportive and helped me get better! So thank you! The hugest of all to my loving husband who put up with my tears, my inability to get out of bed and for keeping our household together!! It was hard to keep work, health, school, volunteering and my commitments under control, I was slammed....all...