If you want to be counted among the people who have made a huge difference in this world, please take a moment to think about the impact of education in a society. I have so many people that I consider my lifetime heroes. You will be surprised if I told…
Ian and I have been on sabbatical for two months now and it has been glorious. When we are at home in Eswatini, we have always been good at keeping Sunday as a day of rest (a sabbath day). We stop working by 6PM (close the gates, let out the…
Expanding employment to lift people out of poverty, provide income and support to others through jobs is a central part of our plan to bring hope and help to the people of Eswatini. Eswatini is a very poor country. It has the 7th highest income inequality in the world, at 54.6%….
Warm greetings to all from Project Canaan (it is very warm!!! around 93°F). Ian & Janine departed Project Canaan on January 29th to become proud grandparents! Congratulations to their son Spencer & daughter-in-law Jane! They also were able to help pack their daughter Chloe off to Dubai – this all…
Time and circumstances have a way of changing your ideas and plans of your future. In reality I really did think ten years ago I knew exactly what I would be doing at this stage of my life. Transitioning out of our business and spending time traveling to see our…
Family. It’s a word that conjures up images of cozy movie nights, chaotic holiday traditions, and the 16-hour flight to Johannesburg followed by a 5-hour drive to your parents’ house (well, maybe for Chloe and I). But being a big brother to over 400 siblings – and husband, son and…
February has been a very big month for our family. Spencer and Jane welcomed their first child, and our first grandchild. He is a boy and his name is Beck. He was born on February 2, 2024, weighed 6lbs 3oz (3KG) and he is perfect. He has blond hair and…
2024 is going to be a year I will never forget. It’s the year I became an auntie to my brother Spencer and sister-in-law Jane’s baby boy, the year I move to Dubai, UAE (February 20th!) and most exciting…it’s the year I get to marry my best friend and the…
44 years ago, I was an unwanted baby, my biological mother was young and got pregnant unknowingly. The thing is my mother lived in Canada, where support is available if you want to access it. My biological mother had a family that may not have supported her being pregnant, but loved…
It appears that I have had two full careers (so far) in my life. The first was almost 20 years in marketing and now I have spent 18 years in the non-profit world. When I owned ONYX Marketing Group in Toronto, Ontario, our brand had five pillars. Below is an…
