“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.”~Mother Teresa~ If we REALLY believe we are ALL connected on this earth and ripples of kindness can touch the WHOLE world, then what is stopping us from giving even a little each day. The other day when I was at our Super Store …
What does a Caesar salad and living fully, have in common? Very little, unless you look at it from my perspective. A few events and experiences in the last week have inspired this blog post and finally this morning everything is formulating clearly in my mind. If you aren’t interested in the connection, then scroll …
Tis the season. Soup season that is. Nothing says home, more than coming in the house after a long day to smell a delicious aroma drifting from the kitchen. Knowing it’s healthy and satisfying makes it our family’s fall comfort food. After a season of raw vegetables, salads and fruits, it’s like putting on a …
Welcome Fall! Will started his first day of kindergarten today. If you can call it that. It was more like a few moments in class, as it only lasted long enough for me to go to the grocery store for a quick shop with the little girls and to the library. He was excited all …
Goodbye summer! It’s been sweet. There have been so many wonderful memories and special moments to hold close to my heart. Summer ends today on this sacred Sunday. Yesterday, after working really hard around the house and yard, me cleaning the house, then mowing our lawns and working in the garden, while D cleaned the …
Another year of reading has begun. Last night was my first book club meeting for the year. Our book club year starts in September and concludes in June. We take the summer off to read our own material. Most of my summer reading was on the subject of homesteading. I LOVED the book called, “Chickens …
Look what I have found in my garden this summer? This was the first one I found in my garden. EVER! And look where I found it. I know hey, a jumble of pumpkin, raspberry bushes, somewhere under there are also potatoes growing in containers …but then cantaloupes have been discovered too. This mysterious …
Hi! Come on in and let’s talk about hummus and growing healthy children. As you may know from reading my blog, I’m currently homeschooling but perhaps for not much longer since it looks like the Province and the Teachers may have struck a deal. Only a vote away will tell whether I’m a home-school mama …
What is energy? Have you ever thought about that? How is your energy depleted and how do you refill your tanks? Don’t you think when you are doing something you love, the energy just comes even though you may be physically exhausted. This reminds me of when our twins were newborns …
It’s Monday and laundry day around here. While everyday is laundry day in our large household, Monday is my BIG laundry day. It’s the day that I try to strip as many sheets off beds as possible. The older kids love Mondays as it’s the day that they don’t have to make their bed. They …
It’s around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world. ~Alice Waters~ It’s a gorgeous September Saturday here in the Okanagan. Welcome! View of Kalamalka lake from our deck I’m thinking it’s the perfect day to prepare my black bean burgers so they are all ready …
Will takes his sisters safely across the parking lot to preschool….me snapping pictures and weeping over how bittersweet this moment truly is. This is the last time I take any of my children to their first day of preschool When we arrived at preschool I could hear this weird booming sound and it wasn’t …
We only have so much time with our children and then we are gone. Whatever imprint we want to leave on them, whatever wisdom we want to share, the moments are ticking by. I remember when our first baby Alyssa Rae was born and I was alone with her day in and day out. All …
Yummy kale in our garden As you know from my last couple of posts, I’m a homeschooling mama now and since I know many of my friends are also in the same boat, I thought I would do a post on the energy elixir I discovered a number of years ago. I started thinking …
On the heels of my blog post about homeschooling our children, I have been sent an inspiring message on what is the MOST important thing we can teach our children. To teach them to be conscious in the moment and to make choices on how they want to think about ANYTHING. If we can …
What is that saying? Watch what you wish for, or it just might come true. Well my wish has come true. Yes, I have been wishing for a farm for a few years now. I want space where we can grow enough food for our family to be sustainable. Land for animals to roam and …