I like pajama days with hot tea, my favourite movies and nothing in particular I need to do. Those days come along about as often as a solar eclipse, but when they do they are heavenly, especially when I have new cozy pj’s—that’s over-the-top pure amazingness. I snuggled in close with my hound (my boys were away) to watch Patch Adams and Dead Poet’s Society, two of my all time favourites. Robin Williams has a way of capturing passion and compassion. It’s impossible to watc

My job as a counsellor is based on relationship, intimacy and trust. People share with me their inside worlds and I marvel at that kind of valor. I count it such an honour and a blessing to be invited into another’s private world. I have met some of the bravest people on the planet. I feel like God whispers in my ear, “Dana, I’m bringing someone to you today, who I’m crazy about. They are hurting and tired and I want you to speak love and hope into their life again.” I

Now that summer has come to an end, I’m moving into my writing time and am pushing to have my second book finished some time this millennium. I just watched Everest a few days ago, which I’d highly recommend. In order to prepare for the summit, the climbers had to do partial summits for a period of forty days. To get my writing flow ready for the big push, I’ll be doing a bunch of blogs about this and that in hopes of getting my creative juices flowing so I can push for th

I’ve often wondered what it would be like to live in a monastery. I imagine I would be more saintly because there would be less people getting on my last nerve. As an introvert, this beautiful solitude is one of my fantasies. On a recent backpacking trip to Mt. Robson with my family, I slipped into one of my daydreams (I do this often) and imagined I was the warden living in the cabin across the river. The little abode looked so inviting and quiet. A little plume of smok