Is there a difference between “fact” and “truth”?
The most amazing thing happened to me this week. I got a call from a well-known publisher looking to turn my posts here on “Mom’s The Word” into a book.I am going to be a published author!It’s the...
View ArticleExcerpts from the "spicy chapters"
Well, I figured after telling you about these chapters in my previous post, you probably want to see what the fuss is about.Excerpt from CHAPTER ONE – My Grandpa’s Broken HeartEven after a recent heart...
View ArticleWhen tragedy brings unexpected gifts
There’s nothing like a tragedy to bring everything into sharp focus, and this past week we have been dealing with one in our family... Amy was seriously injured by a horse, and for a time her prognosis...
View ArticleShould I stretch myself?
Okay, so I’m really conflicted…My publisher has arranged a twenty-city book tour for me. That’s right. I’m scheduled to give “Mom’s The Word” readings all across the country from Wolfville to Campbell...
View ArticleThe courage to continue
My sister, Amy Fleming, has a special connection with horses. She has used her natural ability to help more people and horses than I can count. This week, she held a horse clinic at Heartland. Problem...
View ArticleThe joys and pitfalls of working with family
When I walked into my diner and saw a big screen TV mounted on the wall, I was incensed. At first I thought my manager had made a bold decision without my consent, but I soon learned who the real...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name?
Okay, it’s confession time… This week I was convinced that Georgie had bonded more closely with Peter than with me. Why? Because she sometimes refers to Peter as her “dad” or her “father” but she’s...
View ArticleThe pain of re-entry
Believe me, I know what it’s like to feel in transition… to feel suspended between two different existences. [Click through to read more & comment]Even though I live fulltime with our two daughters...
View ArticleA wedding is about family
Okay, I admit, maybe I have an old-fashioned view of what a wedding’s supposed to be. Peter and I had a simple ceremony in a beautiful country church, and it was a moment in time that we’ll never...
View ArticleI shouldn’t get involved
When it comes to my dad and his love life, I know I shouldn’t get involved. But that’s easier said than done in a small town like Hudson.The single women in my dad’s general age range are few and far...
View ArticleRotten apples on the family tree…
Most of the joys and challenges that adoptive parents have to deal with are exactly the same issues that birth parents face as their child grows up. It goes without saying that all children need a...
View ArticlePutting things into perspective…
The dictionary defines perspective as "the capacity to view things in their true relation or relative importance."I had spent the last couple of days fretting over a seeming problem with my marriage....
View ArticleBe careful what you wish for…
Peter and I have struggled through years of him commuting between Heartland and Vancouver. And even though he has made an exhausting effort to be here as much as he can – it’s far from ideal. He is...
View ArticleThe fight to end all fights
I won’t be updating this blog for several weeks. I’m madly typing this on my phone as the plane prepares to depart. The flight attendant is telling me to turn off my cell, so I’ll be brief. I’m headed...
View ArticleI really should have been there…
I know it sounds cliché, but I just spent a few weeks away from my daughters and I can’t believe how much they’ve changed.I swear my four year old, Katie, shot up a couple of inches while I was gone....
View ArticleBest-laid plans…
Peter and I have spent a lot of time discussing how to best break the news of our separation to our children. Since Katie can’t yet fully understand what it will mean, we focused mainly on how and when...
View ArticleResilience…
The longer I’ve been writing this blog the more I realize there’s a common theme in my life: resilience. Whether in business or at home, I long ago accepted that bad things are going to happen. The...
View ArticleIn the end, it’s all about family…
Starting with the threat of an elopement, moving on to a double-booked venue, and ending with a melted wedding cake… it’s definitely been a roller coaster of a week.I could fill you in on how we all...
View ArticleWhen it comes to separation, amicable doesn’t necessarily mean agreeable…
Peter and I are doing great. We are the poster couple for what an amicable separation looks like. All it takes is a little openness, communication and willingness to compromise… Do you believe me?No?...
View ArticleWhat’s your do-over?
If you could go back in time and change one thing, what would it be? Perhaps it’s something you said that you wish you could take back? Or maybe you’d revisit a moment you took for granted and take the...
View ArticleNo one said it was going to be easy, but nobody told me it was going to be...
Well… it appears that maintaining a consistent parenting style when it comes to disciplining our teenage daughter, Georgie, isn’t going to be the seamless transition my ex-husband and I had hoped for....
View ArticleFor the greater good…
While Peter and I have worked together to make sure our daughters haven’t felt the brunt of our separation, I can’t say the same for the other relationships in my family. Let’s face it, my dad hasn’t...
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