Food, Football & Family.   This weekend has been more about traditions, old and new. From baking the family favourite receipts to...

Traditions. On my mom’s side, her mom had five siblings. They lived in a small house on Forest Ave in Windsor, ON. The brothers and...

My Aunt Bernice was one of two Godmothers. She was a fantastic lady. She loved with her whole heart and wore it on her sleeve. She was...

Today, I am reminded about all the great marriages in my family and how only death parted them. My grandparents on the Graham side were...

On Dec 25TH, 1997, my family’s life changed forever.    After my Uncle Jim did not show up for Christmas dinner, we got worried. We...

My dad was one of my greatest teachers in life. He instilled in us hard work, love and compassion and being grateful for everything we...

Today’s memories were of the hills at Kingsville park. As a kid, those hills looked huge. But I remember the one time I almost ended up...

Memories to last a lifetime. I thought this assignment would be easy for me to do. God said to take each day for 25 days and remember the...

Meet my Aunt Doris Snyder. Aunt Doris was a fun and full of mischief lady. She would tease the female cousins that we need to use Niva...

Denise and I were cousins, but she was more like a sister. She was a wild child lol. We had a lot of great times. We would see Tangled...

Meet my shero. My aunt Colleen Futko. (nee Graham) She was a feisty woman who loved her family. She hated driving the 401(for you...

Day 2 Patron of the Dykens Family My Grandfather, Robert Dykens Grandpa Bob was always into pony-pulling. He was the Co-Founder of the...

Grief can be a thief and a liar. This time of year can be challenging for a lot of people. It’s a time when we miss the ones we love the...

It’s 4 a.m., and I can’t sleep anymore. My mind is racing, and I know I haven't written in a long time. I have been so busy with life and...

Mine did almost 2.5 years ago. I watch my husband and my brother carry my father out of the house onto a stretcher and into a body bag. I...

Sitting here, I am thankful for my dark moments last week. I had felt hopeless in a situation in my life and felt that there was no way...

Thank you for another amazing year! As I sit here and reflect on 2023, I am amazed at all we have accomplished. We started the year in...

Unspoken communications or miscommunications between you and your loved ones. Kids are acting up or even making plans without letting you...

As I reach for my computer at 2:22 am, my mind races with all God has laid on my heart since Sunday. The clues have been all around me;...

As I reflect on this July 4th, the eve of my 46 birthday, I have taken the time to reflect on this past year. The saying it was the worst...