A few years ago I lived in an isolated community. I was transplanted there for work and as it was a quick transition I wasn’t terribly organized. In the end I had to spend my own money for work and then submitted expense forms to the head office.

I was in grade four when I landed my first part in a play. It was only a small musical production with my elementary school but it could have been Broadway for all my excitement. In my 10-year-old mind, I was a star.

A few years ago I found myself suddenly unemployed. I reacted to being laid off the way I usually do in situations out of my control.… more

One of my first jobs was working in the kitchen at a Christian summer camp. On my first day I was a spectacle of energy and enthusiasm, motivated to work hard for my employer.… more

Back in the day, you know before there was such a thing as digital cameras, I enjoyed taking photographs. With film.

“Keep going Em, it’ll build character.”

Some people leave an impression on us for different reasons and in different ways. I’m sure we all have a name or two on hand. For me that’s Sheri, my youth leader from years ago. I still think about her and what she taught me about God through her own example.

In my last year of university I took on the ambitious project of applying for a research grant to answer the question: What is success?

Sometimes I feel like the statements associated with graduation are misleading. Phrases like “things will never be the same,” or “I’ll never hear from you,” to name a couple.

Does art reflect culture or does culture reflect art? Although the updated version could just as easily replace “art” with “television” or “social media,” the age-old debate is no less contentious.