*TRIGGER WARNING* Loves, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Did you know that I’m a survivor of intimate partner violence? You can look back in my archives to when I first started writing my monthly blog. There I discussed in detail all the types of abuse I experienced throughout this relationship. I also talked about… Continue reading Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Loves, Does time fly by or what? Two years ago, I married my wife. It was the perfect day on August 17, 2024 – 888 – lucky numbers. To celebrate our love, we went to the Sunshine Coast, in British Columbia, Canada. Neither of us had ever been, and we were excited to see this… Continue reading Two Years Married To My Wife

    Loves, I LOVE singing! Singing in choirs really opens up my creative self. It is full of inspiration. I’ve been singing in my queer choir – SingOut – for over three years now. I LOVE my choir. And I’ve been singing in the Mission Folk Festival choir every year as well. I remember… Continue reading Singing In Choirs Opens My Creative Self

Loves, Happy Summer ♥ I’m on a roll with my creative writing workshops. Whoop whoop! I have dipped my pen in many ink pots and have come up with so many fabulous ideas. Community Writing Workshops  I’ve been hosting the Creative Writing Studio for the past two years at the Mission Youth Centre. It’s so… Continue reading My Creative Writing Workshops

Loves, I am going on my eighth year of writing a monthly blog post! That is quite an astonishing feat for this Aries who likes to flit, flutter, and dart from one project to another. It all started January 1, 2019. I was deep into writing my memoir, and I decided that I’d create a… Continue reading Why I Started Writing a Monthly Blog Post

Loves, Happy Beltane! I’m off on an adventure to the Vancouver Art Gallery. What is Beltane? Beltane is a Celtic fire festival (insert fire emojis here) acknowledging spring at its pinnacle and melding into summer. We celebrate growth! Behold the flowering trees, the busy bees, the bulbs bursting fourth, the planting of seeds – physically… Continue reading My Beltane Adventure to the Vancouver Art Gallery

  Loves, Was I ever surprised when I received an email from the City of Mission, my hometown, stating that I (and my amazing wife) had been nominated for a Community Service Award! “The award is presented to an individual for outstanding volunteerism in the fields of arts and culture”. In The Beginning Years ago,… Continue reading Winning A Community Service Award

Loves, Recently I’ve been having some BIG skirmishes in life. I’ve been dealing with home disruptions, legal challenges, book edits, poor sleep, injury, lack of movement, questioning friendships, boredom, and an overall feeling of blah. Luckily, I’m a seasoned learner at Earth School. When I realized that I’d gone down Pity Party Lane, I most… Continue reading My Daily Commitment to My Book of Kindness

Loves, I get asked a lot about the beginnings of my spiritual Instagram account @lealovewriter. How It All Started I actually started my account . . . for me. I needed to be uplifted. I added my close friends, and posted photos I took around my neighborhood out in the countryside – walks with my… Continue reading The Beginnings of My Spiritual Instagram Account

Loves, I’m so grateful for the women who were willing to share their stories in 2025. The level of vulnerability, truth-telling and raw, unedited interviews left me feeling in awe of their power. Types of Abuse These authentic stories revealed financial abuse, addiction, child abuse, money theft, physical abuse, sexual assault, cheating, emotional and psychological… Continue reading Thank You

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? I was in a relationship for about ten years. But I saw behaviors early on. I saw the red flags. My partner was in recovery and as time went on, her behavior was that of a dry drunk. So even though she wasn’t drinking, she still had the behaviors… Continue reading Women – Canada

*TRIGGER WARNING* Cause – What happened? Bill came into our lives when I was four. He was the next-door neighbor. It started when he told me – do these things with me so they won’t happen to your little sister. First, he asked me to touch him. As I got older it evolved into oral… Continue reading Women – Chilliwack, B.C.