Helen

 

did you know high fives are a group effort? 

my take away message this week ... the joy, the joy!  it's there for the taking.  it's shared when we've apart for the day, it's there when we clean the gutters,  it's there when we need a moment to reconnect. 

 Shannon

 

 Loss can be so very hard to cycle in to your understanding. Parting gifts such as lessons on how to light a fire and memory celebration can bring joy in. These boys forever remember Gramps when they all on their own light a fire.

 

 Tabitha

 

This week, we went to the Cowichan river to see the salmon run. As we wandered on the familiar path searching for our old favourite observation spots, I realised that I couldn't remember a year we hadn't gone to see the salmon, often from this very river, often from this very part. It made me realise that sometimes family traditions aren't made in a formal thoughtful kind of way, the way I have often tried in this journey of motherhood. Sometimes traditions are observed. Seen after the fact, after they are already a tradition. I think they might even be more magical, these messy accidental family traditions that just happened....

Kelly

Cooper, who is 6, loves Yamimash. Yamimash, his youtube name, lives in the UK. He is a young man who reviews scary video games, Minecraft and Pokemon among others. He is very entertaining, curses like a drunken soldier and can keep my boy happy for hours. Cooper decided he wanted to send Yamimash a picture. This is from the kid who never draws. So, we sent this picture to Yamimash featuring the characters from the terrifying game Amnesia, Dark Descent. Much to our delight we got a lovely reply from Yamimash. It was the highlight of Cooper's week! Thank you Yamimash and bless you technology! And...guess who has been drawing pictures ever since?