Author - Preston Pouteaux

November 13th was World Kindness Day. Organizations and individuals spent this week exploring the influence kindness has on our lives, our faith, our...

I grew up watching Mr Rogers’ Neighbourhood. I also grew up with Bugs Bunny slapstick comedy, WWF Wrestling, and The Flintstones family; but Mr Rogers settled...

Our home is a case study in messy schedules. We have a child now at school age and another  at not-yet-school age. My wife works night-shifts in the ER and I...

Your home is more than your castle, it is the place where your best memories are made, where you learn to embrace those you love, and where you practice the...

Is joy something we can buy? Maybe. It’s a question we’re exploring in our home. My five year old has a new plastic toy that she got from the store. It’s...

I’m pretty much the best uncle in the world. I learned a little coin trick years ago and now my nieces think I’m David Copperfield. Here’s how it goes. I hide...

Draw any line through our community and we quickly discover that addiction is an ever present struggle for many. Addictions to alcohol, drugs, sex, food and...

Walk through any of Chestermere’s neighbourhoods at supper time and you’ll catch a whiff of the diversity in your community. The aromas of a spicy dish...

Good and growing things take time. We planted two trees in our yard a few years ago, one was several years old and taller than me when we put it in the ground...