I am a Proud Intactivist

He who passively accepts evil

is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it.

He who accepts evil without protesting against it

is really cooperating with it.

~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

We cannot withhold facts for fear of offending
because the importance of the information
outweighs people's right to not be challenged in their beliefs.
~ Maddy Reid


Please.
Speak up on the issue of intactivism.
You never know what baby you will save,
or what mother will thank you later.

Jack Black on Circumcision in Antiquity:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_MWbA2_mmw&feature=player_embedded

Valentines Day

Love - a wildly misunderstood, although highly desirable, malfunction of the heart which weakens the brain, causes eyes to sparkle, cheeks to glow, blood pressure to rise and the lips to pucker.

Feeling SO blessed today, to be loved by such an amazing family.

Backyard Skating

Reflecting back just for a moment - 2009

Sitting at my desk. The fire is roaring within the wood stove which sits in front of our front window framing the barn atop the hill. The sun has just set and it's lightly snowing. Supper is cooking on the stove. The hockey game is playing in the background while the Beatles puzzle is being put together, and my boys..... I hear them upstairs - giggling, playing, enjoying life.

This is what I am thankful for today and every day.

Looking back at 2009:

• My amazingly beautiful and talented boys, they breathe life into my soul each and every day.
• Our family as a whole, we complete each other.
• Mom, Dad, brother and sister - we are a part of each other, always.
• Our friends, we are truly blessed.
• New friends made, particularly from school - a beautiful soul.
• My journey in becoming a Doctor of Homeopathy began and so my dreams are being fulfilled.
• Travelled across the country to Alberta and back with my parents was an experience I will not soon forget. From swimming in the mountains, to exploring prehistoric fossils, to crashing a wedding party to staying at the Banff Springs Hotel, to a quiet moment under the stars in the mountains at two in the morning eating flour-less chocolate cake with my Mom - A surreal experience. I am truly blessed to have been a part of the experience and am forever grateful and thankful.
• A flight out to Calgary to accompany my parents on yet another visit to see my brother. A hug, even just for that reason would have been just enough to go out there and back.
• Attending the birth of my nephew, for that I am thankful to my sister for having me be a part of such an extraordinary and spectacular event.
• Attending the births of the many thoroughbreds here on our farm - to help bring a life into this world with my own hands..... inexplicable.
• My amazing canine family members. Everyday they make me smile, I can only hope that I do the same for them :)
• Growing our own vegetables throughout the Summer and Fall, there is nothing like pulling fresh heirloom vegetables from the ground and serving them minutes after.
• I am truly blessed with how I am able to raise our beautiful boys ALL on our own and am SO very lucky to have the family that I surrounded by.

Welcome 2010.

Welcome Baby Jesse

It was an honor to witness the birth of my nephew and I thank my beautiful sister (Inside and out) for such an amazing experience.

We've all been waiting for you.

For you.

Your arrival has been marked, has been recorded

on earth,

in the universe,

in the galaxies,

in all of space,

in all of time.

You come with a birthright, written in love and sung

through all Creation in words which promise

that no matter where you're at,

you're home

that no matter who you're with,

you're welcome

that no matter who you are,

you're loved.

Welcome.

~ More pics AFTER Christmas as they are a gift to the proud parents. ~

Cole's 11th Birthday

When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.

Happy Birthday Cole ☺

The End of Our Homeschooling Day :) Tomorrow Brings Something New...

It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.

Every artist dips his brush in his own soul, and paints his own nature into his pictures.

Love one another and you will be happy. It's as simple and as difficult as that.

Childhood is the most beautiful of all life's seasons.

~Author Unknown

Todays Hike

Happy Birthday to Me!

You don't take a photograph. You ask, quietly, to borrow it.

My Auntie Lori

Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.

Chad and Amanda

Aunt Lori and I

The world is mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful.

My beautiful Boys.

The baboon in the Tree.

July 15/09 - Our trip to The Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller was absolutely amazing! The town of Drumheller is located in deep craters in the ground called the badlands and it felt as though we were in the mountains in Arizona.

The Drive from Ontario through Manitoba, Saskatchewan and into Calgary.

July 12/09 - My Mom, Dad and I, at 6 AM, started our journey form Ontario to Calgary. It took us three days to drive there as we wanted to take in the scenery and enjoy the drive. On day one we made it to Thunder Bay. The drive was perfect as was the weather. Upon arrival we stopped at the Terry Fox Monument which took my breath away. Looking up in awe at the bronze statue of Terry was an experience I can not put into words. What an amazing human being.

Day 2 started again at 6 AM, we made a quick stop at Kakabeka Falls just outside of Thunder Bay as we had heard so much about how beautiful the terrain was and then made our journey out of Ontario, through Manitoba and into Saskatchewan where we ended in Regina. We spent some time in the Casino before collapsing in our beds late that evening.

Day 3 stated yet again at 6 AM. We made it to Alberta in good time and loved the city of Medicine Hat, arriving in Calgary around 2:30 PM.

FINALLY seeing my brother since early January was AMAZING!! We were all so glad to be together :)

Kakabeka Falls

Terry Fox Monument

Moose in Northern Ontario

What most of Saskatchewan looked like.

Chad and Sarah's Family Birthday Celebration.

Pictures speak a thousand words.........