I first met Carrie Lockwood when I was a student teacher at Fraser Valley Christian High School (now Surrey Christian School). She was teaching grade 8 and I was invited on the grade 8 trip to Camp Kawkawa. She left a lasting first impression on me. She was one of those teachers who loves building [...]
“Let’s go camping this Easter,” he said. “It will be an adventure.” This was no small ask of my husband, Arne. You see, we had bought a used trailer last fall in the dark and cold of a November night and he was eager to try it out for the first time. From Vintage to [...]
Fourteen moves in 14 years. From hoarders’ homes from the 1950s to bears in our yard daily, we have lived in some interesting places. We have completed some challenging renos and cleared out some interesting items. So why have we moved so many times? With my husband in land development, we decided to take on [...]
Can you crash a wedding in an ancient cathedral, watch a unique performance of the Cirque du Soleil, and try a month of living in and experiencing francophone culture for (almost) no charge? Well, that’s exactly what I did last summer with my friend, Taylor Mulder! Pas D’anglais! Official Language Programs Canada offers a government-funded [...]
“What would you do during a two-and-a-half-hour block that combined both math and drama classes?” How would you answer this question? Honestly, I don’t remember how I answered, when it was asked during my ACS interview many moons ago. But I was offered the job, so I must have done okay and began my teaching [...]
This year I am asking God for joy. Joy in the mundane. Joy in the small things. Joy in my work. Joy in my family. Just a simple, awestruck joy for life’s subtleties. Wild Joy You are allowed to love tiny, daily, ordinary moments in your life. You’re allowed to feel wild joy [...]
Outside of my grade 4 classroom are two beautiful trees. We get so used to them being there that we often take them for granted. But they are something to marvel at. They promise us spring as they wake up from winter’s sleep. They shelter us from the heat of the sun when it threatens [...]
The Junior Residency was formed as a way to utilize the Shaping God’s World Fund to support student-led initiatives that meet a real need. We are in year two of our Junior Residency. We have students who are now deeply engaged in the Jr. Residency and are busy putting together action steps to fulfil their [...]
The idea of self-care was never something that I grew up thinking about. My parents, who lived through World War II, never really talked about the idea of caring for yourself. Looking back on my childhood, though, I know that I was blessed with daily self-care. I grew up on a small farm in Agassiz. [...]
On New Year’s Day, my family gathered at my mom’s house for dinner together in honour of what would have been my Dad’s 72nd birthday. In the afternoon as the turkey was cooking in the oven, we all headed outside. The weather was cold and crisp, the sky clear. Afternoon Booked Solid With all the [...]
