


When your love is about to start kindergarten
by brightadmin | Feb 2, 2021 | Karolinas Message
While everyone else turns their focus to Valentine’s Day each February, elementary schoolteachers and many families know the *real* star this month is Kindergarten registration. Each elementary school in Pembina Trails School Division holds an annual...
The ugly, the bad, and the good
by brightadmin | Jan 1, 2021 | Karolinas Message
Warm cheers from our family to yours for 2021 2020 is SO last year. It was a year we’ll all remember, and that many loved to hate online and in the media. It was a year that demanded tremendous strength and commitment from front-line and health-care workers, and...
Letting our children be our teachers
by brightadmin | Dec 1, 2020 | Karolinas Message
Pull up a chair: it’s story time. Today’s story is about how our kids have much to teach us about life. The other day, I was folding a load of laundry with Carmen, our 12-year-old daughter. I was feeling miserable and wondering when we’d have...
The business of family care
by brightadmin | Nov 6, 2020 | Karolinas Message
This month, we celebrate a decade in Brightling’s lovely, happy home on Chevrier. Our previous space on Victor Lewis Drive was a fun and homey spot – but we outgrew it. And it’s a good thing we did, because that venue wouldn’t have given us...
Spread love
by brightadmin | Oct 4, 2020 | Karolinas Message
It’s now been six months (really!) since COVID-19 steamrolled in. Both as a parent and as a centre director, it has been quite a whirlwind. Those of you who know me well know that when there is a crisis I am quick to strategize, implement and plan, all...