About

Welcome to Writing Life Matters.

I’ve always thought of this blog as my notebook where I’ve shared family stories, captured my lifestyle and recorded life’s transitions and big moments. I believe many of these stories connect my family’s past, present and future and fed my need for legacy writing.

Now, I find myself in Part Three of my life. Another transition, another coming out on the other side. A time of vast possibility and new adventures into creativity and travel. A time to truly understand the blessings and challenges of aging. A time to consider my legacy and the actions I’ll take to ensure it’s a good one. 

It is through story, handed down from generation to generation, that we satisfy our sense of belonging and discern our identities. We choose the best lessons from our ancestors and apply them to our own lives to become all that we do or do not want to be.

To write is to create legacy, one of the best gifts we can give our children.

So far, I’ve posted stories about what I’ve learned –

as a mother,
as an empty nester,
and while living away from home part of each year, our “temporary lifestyle.” 

Now, officially, as a 60 something, retired woman I’m still learning, finding my way and writing about it. 

In the process of sharing, I hope to inspire you to consider your own creativity and, maybe, to write some of your own legacy pieces. Your family would love them.

I reside in Alberta, Canada. Due to a leap of faith in 2011, I lived six months per year in Slave Lake, for a few years, after two summers in Fort McMurray during what I called My Temporary Life. As of 2017, I’m back in Calgary full-time and navigating this next stage of life – after kids and into my Part Three.

I’m an avid journal writer and Certified Legacy Facilitator with Rachael Freed of Life Legacies. Many of my posts have been inspired by a simple journal entry.

I love coaching others on how to get the most out of their journals. I am energized by quiet time but sing really loud when alone in my car. My ultimate goals are to inspire connection with writing, share how “writing life matters”, and to love in whatever form that takes.