This past week I felt closer to my true purpose than ever before. I knew it would be a busy long weekend… three weddings, a rehearsal, driving up to London to get my baby boy settled in at University, back to Toronto for the night… and then I’d be off! Three days in Muskoka, visiting cottages, swimming, sunning and relaxing with friends. Because I was determined to squeeze every last …
“In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.” 2 Timothy, 3:12 NIV Today, I sat down to write and this is what came out. It seems to be related to a theme I’m beginning to notice in my own life and I guess I needed to vent and process it a little. Good thing that’s what this blog is for :) ‘If …
For the past little while, I have been contemplating buying an SUV. I have been driving a 2008 Volkswagen Eos Hard-top Convertible for 5 years now and, while I LOOOOOVE my car, it is getting more and more expensive to maintain, has zero bells and whistles such as Bluetooth, back up cam, navigation etc. and it can’t fit my 6-foot boys comfortably OR the large canvasses I’m painting on lately, unless I …
The other day, I found myself watching the movie “Julie & Julia” and in it, the narrator (Julie) is inspired to start writing a blog because of her great admiration and respect for the famous chef, author and television personality, Julia Child. So much of this movie resonated with me… both women found themselves “stuck” in their lives and simply made a bold and courageous decision to do something about it. They …
WHY MARRIAGE? ~ By: Mari Nichols-Haining ~ Because to the depths of me, I long to love one person, With all my heart, my soul, my mind, my body… Because I need a forever friend to trust with the intimacies of me, Who won’t hold them against me, Who loves me when I’m unlikable, Who sees the small child in me, and Who looks for the divine potential of me… …
As many of you know (or may have guessed), part of what I’ve been up to, during my year-long hiatus from writing, is exploring Christianity. There is SO much to share with you about this journey but, in the interest of time… for this post, at least, I’ll just cut to the chase: I am Christian. To be clear… I define this as a FAITH, not a religion. There’s …
Truth is Poetry. It resonates with a stillness that captivates the heart and soothes the soul. I keep hoping that the time I set aside to write this blog each week isn’t used up by other, more urgent things… that is to say, that I can write the way I like to write. Under the conditions which I prefer to write. Where I am writing according to a pre-determined schedule …
Dear friends and followers… I am so grateful for those of you who have found my blog and my corresponding posts to be helpful, entertaining or inspiring over the past several years. As the title of my blog indicates, what is enclosed herein is, in fact, a documentation of my personal ‘Process Of Illumination’ and, therefore, I feel it’s important to let you know that I’ve experienced a very significant …
HellooOoOoooOOooO… and HAPPY CANADA DAY! Wow. I’m back at Rooster… on a Friday… WRITING! I almost can’t believe that I’ve taken such a long hiatus from posting to my blog. As you may recall, earlier this year I made a declaration that I was writing a book. I was making good progress on the outline, researching/developing content, etc… and in March, I went to Puerto Vallarta on a personal writing …
Greetings from Greece! As I write this, I’m sitting in a pristine little café called Paralia (that’s greek for “beach’). It’s situated overlooking the Aegean Sea in a lovely resort town called Pefkohori, (Chalkidiki) which is part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern Greece. Chalkidiki is comprised of three peninsulas which resemble three “fingers”, jutting into the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Pefkohori is a popular summer …
