Leaf: This is a new experience for me…the sweetness that it is to see one child of mine caring for another. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: They sure know how to pack a lot on a truck in Thailand. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: The sun transforms ordinary places into holy ground. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: It was so sweet to see these two playing together again. I'm so happy that Maria could come for a short visit! (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: I adore these tiny little hands. Mmmm. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: The rice is ready for harvest. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: This is the colourful and welcoming main living area of our friends house (where we are staying). Isn't it gorgeous? (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: And the Christmas trees in the mall go up! (Chiang Mai, Thailand) 

Leaf: This is my friend (and neighbour) Julie and her sweet granddaughter who we now call 'Big Ruby'. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: As you know, Isaac was in the hospital this week. I was so glad for the gentle care of the nurses in Thailand. When we left, his IV's out and his regular clothes back on, they all took turns taking pictures with him, and he ate the attention right up. (Chiang Mai, Thailand)

Leaf: A Jewish Menorah and some Indigenous art. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: Every so often, I walk into my kitchen and find something like this. A little boat, made of twigs and a leaf, floating in a boat. A fairy must have left it behind. (Pai, Thailand)

Leaf: Do you have Jacaranda trees in Canada? I love that every November the colour mauve is everywhere. (Yarramundi, Australia)

Rae: Some days it's the littlest things that give the heart its dose of beauty, like the deep colors of black beans in my kitchen. (Pai, Thailand)