Emily Mardell

In stressful times, cooking together as a family can be a great way to relax and escape worries of the day. Thankfully, my kids like to help out at mealtime and Papa can be enticed with snacks.

With everything that’s going on in the world, and at home right now, our family is hunkered down with a plan to make all our favourite comfort foods in the coming weeks. Our hearts need it.

Tender, juicy, perfectly roasted chicken has always been a GetJoyfull family favourite. My family enjoys it so much that I often roast two at a time to ensure enough leftovers for soup and sandwiches.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. The GetJoyfull countdown to Christmas is on and our family is excitedly planning a spread of yummy dishes for the festive season.

In Case You Missed it last week the lovely @deanneferguson joined the Mama Joy Monday family with a mini masterclass on how simple, everyday rituals can help us regroup, refuel, and reconnect.

We’re half-way through September, and somehow, together, surviving the back-to-school rush. How about you? Keeping it real, this routine “reset” has definitely been a challenge.

With three children at home, a newborn, toddler, and school-ager, I’m constantly looking for recipes that check GetJoyfull “boxes,” and make the most of the next to no time I have for cooking.

In Carole Anne Devaney’s TV life as the anchor of Global Edmonton’s 6 o’clock news – everything is planned, programmed and primped to perfection.  But last week  for Mama Joy Monday, Carole Anne took us behind the scenes of her life as a mom. She didn’t hold back and revealed just how messy and uncontrolled … Read more

This week for Mama Joy Monday – I was so thrilled to hand over our accounts to long-time friend and mother of three Heather Delaney. Heather and I have been friends since high school, and since the care-free days of our youth we’ve both built families, marriages and intentional life styles that embrace the beauty, … Read more

This week we celebrated the launch of a new GetJoyfull feature, “Mama Joy Monday.” And, to make our kick-off extra memorable I invited a special friend to ‘Takeover’ GetJoyfull Stories with her one-of-a-kind heart, energy, and smile. Friends, meet Andrea Forstbauer of Grey Arrow Farm. Andrea is the the Mama in my circle who inspires me … Read more