by Sharon Cooke | Feb 14, 2016
“Tell me you love me.” “I love you” “I love you back” “I love you more” “No, I love you more” “Did you forget something?” “You forgot to tell me you loved me.” “Who do you love the most?” “You love me the most. Right?” “Tell Mommy you love me” “Tell Daddy you love...
by Sharon Cooke | Jan 15, 2016
I was in the zone. I had been given a task with a deadline, that in all honesty was unrealistic. But, my ego had taken over and I would succeed. Except for two washroom breaks, I had not moved from my desk. The salad I had brought from home had been chomped down with...
by Sharon Cooke | Oct 31, 2015
There is a personality trait that always impresses me. The composed individual that has a voice that carries a tone that speaks an energy of a calm and grounded strength. Never too loud, always clear, where in its steadiness the intended message is never...
by Sharon Cooke | Sep 20, 2015
At the end of our hopefully hottest and sunniest season, everyone asks, “Did you have a good summer?” In elementary school you start your first week off writing stories and painting pictures about what you did during your summer vacation. Everyone expects that having...
by Sharon Cooke | Apr 6, 2015
Before I begin, I’m sure you are wondering why I want to share a story about a child’s snow boot in April. Date wise we have launched into spring and I can’t even pull this off as an April Fool’s joke, as this too is well behind us. Yes, you’re right, it therefore,...
by Sharon Cooke | Mar 8, 2015
From the women in my life; my mother, my fathers mother, my mothers grandmother; I inherited their wedding bands. These rings remained safe in my jewellery box for years. Occasionally I would take them out and hold them, wondering. Last year I had made some...
