My Blog Posts

Seven Long Years Since My “Routine” Mammogram

On August 16, 2018, I walked down to our local hospital for a routine mammogram. That was the beginning of seven long years of treatment, other health issues, extreme fatigue, and very little brain.

Seven Long Years Since My “Routine” Mammogram

Remembering My Friend, Martin

Many people remember Martin Smith for his contribution to Canadian Gospel music and for his plays and work in the theatre. But few people know how instrumental he was in promoting Canadian writers who are Christian in Canada.

Remembering My Friend, Martin

When a Country is Divided

A few years ago I read a book by American author and journalist Mary Holt Reinhart, who not only wrote great mystery novels but was a war correspondent on the front lines during World War I.She made it very clear, in several novels as well as in her journalism, that many people in the US,

When a Country is Divided

I Know Who Holds the Future*

An adopted child, I trusted God to look after me. Then my son asked me to find my “real” parents. Was I willing to open that door?

I Know Who Holds the Future*

New Covers for All My Books!

My brain hasn’t been up to writing, so over the last few months I’ve used the energy I had to buy or design new covers for all my books.

New Covers for All My Books!

Thoughts About My Dad 30 Years After His Death

It’s been 30 years since my dad’s death. As his only child, I got to watch first-hand. Because I’m a writer, I wrote about it.

Thoughts About My Dad 30 Years After His Death

Why I More or Less Disappeared in the Fall of 2018 and What I’m Doing Now – Part 2 of 2

After a year of side effects from cancer, my next three years included changes at home, Covid, Zoledonic acid, a heart problem, and other issues.

Why I More or Less Disappeared in the Fall of 2018 and What I’m Doing Now – Part 2 of 2

Why I More or Less Disappeared in the Fall of 2018 and What I’m Doing Now – Part 1 of 2

In the fall of 2018, breast cancer took over my life. Since then, I’ve been very quiet, and I thought it was time for an update.

Why I More or Less Disappeared in the Fall of 2018 and What I’m Doing Now – Part 1 of 2

TV Series We’ve Watched Over the Last Four Years (and Recommend)

Since I got breast cancer and then Covid arrived, Les and I have watched a lot of series TV mysteries and some comedies. Here are a few.

TV Series We’ve Watched Over the Last Four Years (and Recommend)

Why Didn’t They Ask Her?

June was four when she was taken from her family and made an orphan by the Child Welfare System in Canada. This is her poignant story.

Why Didn’t They Ask Her?

Hair Loss, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 6

I had read many lists of possible side effects, so I was prepared mentally. But nothing totally prepares you for the actual side effects. Especially hair loss.

Hair Loss, Breast Cancer, and Me – Part 6

Reflections on My Friend, Author Ray Wiseman

Ray Wiseman spent years discovering that, at heart, he was a writer. This picture of Ray and his wife Anna was taken at the 2005 Write! Canada Conference.

Reflections on My Friend, Author Ray Wiseman

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