When you’re in the thick of a dysfunctional relationship with an alcoholic, it’s hard to imagine life will ever be “normal” again. Then as you go through the healing process and life does become more manageable, it can be difficult to stop stressing and micro-managing every aspect of our lives and the lives of those [...]

Recently my boyfriend and I had an opportunity to stay with friends at their spectacular fishing resort on a somewhat secluded section of Vancouver Island.  On our first night there, he caught a 12 -pound Chinook salmon in the cove in front of the property.  The next morning, we awoke to a stunning vista of [...]