The Gift of Gratitude Perhaps gratitude is more associated with Thanksgiving and yet as we pursue to live out our leadership roles we...

The Gift of Wonder That marvellous space of childlike curiosity that carries no weight of judgement, simply the awe of wow! In this...

As leaders our hearts are drawn to be involved in something that is bigger than ourselves. Whether I serve in the faith community or...

Project 1: I am so excited to announce a new working relationship for me with Word Alive Press. My second book, Embracing Influence, is...

As leaders, an area that requires complex and creative thinking is how to help navigate our team through a persnickety dilemma. The...

One of my favourite children's books is called , SNAP. It is a book about difficulty, rising to the challenge and diversity, working...

Why a challenge? In being a part of a number of conversations where I have heard about the podcasts listened to, the books read, the...

Life long learning is an admirable journey to potential growth. We live in an age and a culture where life long learning is admired,...

In What-if Leadership Journal, author, Ruth Esau, examines inspirations and roadblocks to success and explores how to implement her...

In 2009 , my husband, Brian and I had the privilege of traveling to visit our eldest daughter who lived and worked in the Middle East. As...

In Alberta the last few weeks have given us vistas of all shades of greens and golds to revel in the beauty of Fall. And although we are...

Language is a powerful motivating or demotivating force in our lives. This picture of barbed wire is what the word boundaries conjures up...

For any of you who have been a part of my leadership development world, you will know my heart when it comes to embracing a values driven...

I am intrigued that the woman my husband married ( that would be me) in her twenties is not the same woman he is married to today after...

For my generation we were told - "You can be anything you want to be!" This is a myth that led many people to waste investments of time...

As Fall arrives, we face it with a guarded sense of anticipation. A sense of the familiar and yet a Fall like we have not known before....

Fatigue comes from so many different sources and each one takes time and intentionality to address. Consider two forms of anxiety that...

I hope that talking about all those table settings pieces did more than make you want to eat food? If you answered all those questions...

I have to admit this is one of my favorite table pieces. The dessert plate stands for all those things you thoroughly enjoy. Those...

Oh, I love this image. Water to quench the thirst deep within. Nothing quite quenches my thirst as a clear, cool glass of water....