How I'm choosing to spend my time now that my children are at school
This week I ushered in a new season in my life. If I'm being honest with you I have been waiting for this season with bated breath for...
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chantaljmacdonald
- Feb 3
- 4 min
A Legacy of Laughter
It’s an injustice to attempt to boil down someone’s life to one thought. One idea. One reflection. And yet we do. Or at least we try to....
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chantaljmacdonald
- Aug 29, 2022
- 6 min
How I wrote a book as a stay-at-home mom
Over the past couple of months it’s been so encouraging to talk with friends and family about the publishing of my first novel....
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chantaljmacdonald
- Aug 6, 2021
- 8 min
The Last Stop (Short Fiction)
“Code blue. Code blue,” the overhead PA system shouted to the floor staff. I pressed myself against the pale wall to make room for the...
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chantaljmacdonald
- Feb 27, 2021
- 8 min
To Thaw a Heart – A Short Story
The tires crunched over an ice-packed road. The overnight rain and now freezing temperatures made the morning commute precarious at best....
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chantaljmacdonald
- Dec 11, 2020
- 3 min
Making Space for Your Dreams in the Trenches of Motherhood
When I imagine being a writer, I visualize a cozy chair in a quiet corner of the house where the sunbeams rest at the peak of day....
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chantaljmacdonald
- Nov 29, 2020
- 3 min
A COVID-Friendly Advent For the Whole Family
Christmas traditions are a fun way to connect as a family and create special wonder-filled memories that we treasure for years. One of my...
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chantaljmacdonald
- Nov 17, 2020
- 3 min
Embracing Interruptions as You Pursue Your Dream
My goal at the beginning of this month was to write 25,000 words and complete the draft of my first manuscript before the month’s end....
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chantaljmacdonald
- Nov 10, 2020
- 4 min
3 Life Lessons from the Bottom of the Laundry Basket
Why is it that the laundry basket seems to operate in the same way as Mary Poppins’ handbag? There is just no end. As a mom of three, I...
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chantaljmacdonald
- Nov 1, 2020
- 4 min
Challenge Yourself: The Journey to Novel November
The first thing that I learned on this writing adventure is how little I know. Isn’t that always the way? The more that you learn about a...
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chantaljmacdonald
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Releasing the Dream in Your Pocket
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. – Eleanor Roosevelt Have you ever carried a dream tucked in your...
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