Glancing at a Glorious Autumn

Autumn is officially falling in Vancouver. The miserable drizzle outside my 13th floor window tells me it’s true. But although the weather isn’t giving me much to smile about, I have great anticipation for all that’s ahead this fall…

Elections, Elections, Elections

Michael (my brilliant hubby, who has returned to blogging with a vengeance — visit him here) and I are involved in the Canadian federal election in a number of ways: campaigning for our local candidate, Gerry Lenoski; organizing a “Politics 101″ event (a concept we have been creating together for the past year) at a TBA location; and generally being a resource for friends all over the country who are trying to figure out how to best serve and vote this fall. Additionally, I have accepted an offer to serve as Director of Communications for a municipal candidate, Jon Cote, this November. And to top it all off, Michael’s dad is running for city council in Mackenzie!

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In Print

I am thrilled to have a number of articles in print this autumn. First, “Abstaining in a Culture of Entitlement” — an article exploring natural family planning (originally posted on this blog) will be published in Catapult Magazine next week; Faith Today’s November/December issue includes a profile on Alberta author Dave Hammer and his extraordinary journey through life with extreme deformity, entitled “From out of the Flames”; MUSE Magazine publishes “Celebrating British Columbia’s unique cultural footprints” — a look at the success and best practices of the award-winning BC Cultural Crawl; and I am currently working on pieces for The Banner, Beyond and VanMag.

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The Word Studio

I’ve settled on a logo for my little writing company (what do you think?), and am working feverously — along with the team at No Shortcuts Design — to get my website up-and-running next month.

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Weddings, Teaching & Conferences, oh my!

My littlest brother Matthew — a strong, wise, and compassionate man who I love dearly — and his beautiful, boisterous and brilliant bride, Chantelle, will be married in a few short weeks. I am honoured to have been asked to read Scripture on their big day. Additionally, our friends Ashleah and Jen (of Champagne Wednesdays fame) will also tie the knot this fall. Tie-in my return to teaching at Langara, taking ‘The Artist’s Way and Beyond‘ course, and attending these two amazing conferences: To Change the World Emerging Leaders Summit in Ottawa and the Canadian Youth Workers Conference in Toronto, we’ve got a busy season ahead.

I’ll try to keep the blogging up… ;)