I feel as though I am on sacred ground when I am walking in nature. I very much believe life is richer when we have a love and appreciation for the natural world. There are times when I lose myself…
Dec 23 2020
March to the beat of your own drum
The gift of 11 pipers piping in the song, Twelve Days of Christmas, is reputed to be about the 11 faithful apostles. Yes, there were 12 apostles at one point, but you may remember Judas went a little sideways.
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Dec 22 2020
The Lords are “a-leaping” to new Indigenous music
On the tenth day of Christmas my true love gave to me, Ten Lords A Leaping … What? Where did that come from?
Well, Mr. Google says the tenth gift in the Twelve Days of Christmas is likely a reference…
Dec 21 2020
Dance for the joy of it!
My hope for all of us, especially for young people, is that we always follow our star, like the line in the song, Sparkling Lights, suggests.
I love the innocence and dreaminess of women dancing. One of my favorite images…
Dec 20 2020
Shining light on O'Holy Night
We’re on day eight now! It’s a happy day for me because I am Métis. That will make no sense to people who don’t know that the infinity symbol, which looks like an elongated number eight on its side, is…
Dec 19 2020
Some things best left to the imagination
Have you noticed the news and social media is all abuzz about STEVE, the purple and green light ribbon in the night sky that was discovered in 2016? Turns out STEVE (short for Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement) is smearing…
Dec 18 2020
Families are hatched and nurtured with love and commitment
There are different interpretations about the meaning of each gift mentioned in the song, 12 Days of Christmas.
The gift of “six geese a-laying”, for example, is reputed to be about the six days in creation, when the world…
Dec 17 2020
Ring in the season!
When the five golden rings come up in the traditional Christmas song, Twelve Days of Christmas, we all slow down, stretch out the words and pause to take a deep breath before we start singing again.
Wikipedia tells me…
Dec 16 2020
What’s with those calling birds?
Birds love trees, live in trees and have a really special way of communicating, just like trees have a unique way of communicating.
Did you know that the four “calling birds” in the Twelve Days of Christmas are actually COLLY…
Dec 15 2020
Let faith, hope and love burn in you this season
How can I feel the Spirit of Christmas when I’m hungry for food? When I’m searching for shelter? When I’m in conflict with my family?
Faith, hope and love are the gifts symbolized by the three French Hens on the…
Dec 14 2020
Coo-Coo … Is that what Turtle Doves say?
In the song, Twelve Days of Christmas, two Turtle Doves show up on the second day. It’s pretty cool that Day Two’s gift is Turtle Doves, since North America is known to many Indigenous people as Turtle Island, but…
Dec 13 2020
My Partridge in a Pear Tree
Until I started writing for my new album, Aurora 12, I wasn’t aware each gift in the song, Twelve Days of Christmas, relates to a Christian symbol. The gift of the first day of Christmas in the traditional…