![]() ![]() Sailing from England to Canada to homestead with her new husband, how could she anticipate what the future held? Dreaming of new frontiers, she instead found herself the mother of 8 children (my mother the only girl in the family) far from home. Coming from the life of privilege she knew as a young woman and amidst the reality that WW2 was raging on the European continent, she also found herself the victim of domestic violence, something that impacts one in 3 women in the world today. My maternal grandmother was an amazing woman. ![]() As Mother’s Day weekend approaches, I find myself reflecting on my family history and the women in my life. I come from a strong line of women. Both of my grandmothers were teachers my mother a nurse, and my daughter, also an educator. ![]()
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