Hope and Strength

Jan 10, 20234 min read

Winter Weekends at the Cabin are where we Reconnect as a Family

Teresa Waddington - Dec 28, 2022 Consciousness rises slowly, awakening with the dawn that brightens my room through curtainless windows...

Sep 15, 20204 min read

Emotional Support Chickens

Sept 15, 2020 I recently returned to Calgary after living in Scotland for 3 years, and was busy looking up the bylaws for keeping...

Mar 19, 20204 min read

I Won't Let Fear Eat Away at Me While We Are Self Isolating

March 2020 I was watching Back to the Future 2 last night with my family, as we enjoyed a quiet night in during this time of social...

Sep 13, 20194 min read

Kids need to learn how to fail and adapt. Here’s how we did it

Sept 13, 2019 We have four chickens: Pecky, Buckbeak, Mayonnaise and Cornflake. My husband, Andrew, made their coop; it’s a four-star,...

Nov 19, 20184 min read

I’m getting lost in the noise of my busy job and busier family

Nov 19. 2018 The chaos of my family kitchen rattles my brain: kettle and pots clanking, dishes clinking and cutlery crashing as it’s...

Sep 22, 20164 min read

What ‘Fort McMurray Strong’ means to me

Sept 22, 2016 Some dates stick in your mind. Nov. 16 was the day I found out I got the maintenance manager job up in Fort McMurray. Dec....

Nov 23, 20114 min read

Hope is Born

Nov 23, 2011 On Feb. 7, I had an article published on this page titled, " Enduring another miscarriage ," which detailed the three losses...

Feb 6, 20113 min read

Enduring Another Miscarriage

Feb 6, 2011 I was pregnant on Thursday. On Friday I was not. This time I had been four months pregnant. The other two losses had both...