The last month has been busy around the homestead, or rather off the homestead. The little girls had their watching week at ballet. And then there was their first foray on the ice with skating lessons twice a week and I mean literally, on the ice, as that is where they spent the first few …
“Life is a gift”~William Reynolds I love the mysteries in life. I also love the magic that occurs when everything falls perfectly into place and the mystery is revealed and it is NEVER as I thought it would be. At the end of November my sister C had a birthday. Since she lives a long …
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“Not till we are lost, in other words not till we have lost the world, do we begin to find ourselves, and realize where we are and the infinite extent of our relations.” ~Henry David Thoreau, quote from Walden~ I’m one of those writers that needs to totally immerse herself in life to have anything …
When I was a little girl, I dreamed I was going to be someone really important someday. I didn’t know if I was going to compose music, write a prize winning novel or teach something meaningful, but the sense of being really special shone within me. As I approach yet another birthday, and also reflect …
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” …
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All summer long I have had a mantra. “With Grace and Ease” let summer unfold.” Now here we are nearing the end and I’m not ready to say good bye. Is it just me, or is saying goodbye hard for you too? Along our life’s path, our …
The problem with the world is that we draw our family circle too small. ~ Mother Teresa~ On Monday, Aug 31st, we got up early to say goodbye to our son Mitchell….off to University in Victoria Who are your people? Wars and terrible atrocities have shadowed the world since the beginning of …
I’m a big list maker. Ever since I can remember, I have made lists. Everything from the daily chores I want to accomplish, the books I want to read, places I want to travel and things I want to experience. Having laser eye surgery has been on my wish list for years now. Each January, …
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~Anatole France~ Do you ever wonder about the amazing gifts our pets bestow upon us? I have been pondering this ever since our 13 year old cat, May Ling disappeared 10 days ago. One day she was very much a …
A life without love is like a year without summer. ~Swedish Proverb Spring literally flew by for me with hardly a moment to think, let alone time to reflect and write a blog post. I missed you all though. I started working at my gardening gig on Earth’s day, April 22nd. An appropriate day to …
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – ~By Emily Dickinson~ Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard – And sore must be the storm …
Will contemplating life above the world As I was helping Will get ready for kindergarten this morning, he was sharing a lot of his wisdom with me. He was telling me about what some of the kids in kindergarten believe regarding where they go after they die. When they have time to talk about such …
Welcome! Spring is here and our de-cluttering project is still in full swing. We have a garage piled with things slated for our upcoming garage sale. If anyone were to drive by when our garage door is open they would think we were hoarders! We still have a few areas to comb through; our camping …
What does being a mom and brownies have in common? They are both SWEET! Today is my first born daughter’s birthday. Her 25th Birthday to be exact. Happy Birthday Alyssa Rae! 25 Years ago I became a mom. Alyssa Rae at 6 months….pull out the camera and she smiles The road to motherhood started out …
Have you ever found a penny or a dime and felt that it was a sign just for you? If you have read my blog, you know that I have a thing for feathers. At least I used to find feathers all the time when I was on the journey to having our children. Every …
For the last two weeks I have been swimming through the muck and mire of our worldly possessions. Some days, I felt like I was drowning and other times, as I found my stroke, the waves parted and I could see the white shores of home. As I write this though, I’m finally over the …
“Hence I cannot be silent, and indeed I ought not to be, about the many blessings and the great grace the Lord has deigned to bestow on me.” ~Saint Patrick~ And oh, like St. Patrick’s quote above, “I’ve been surely blessed!” Stepping away from de-cluttering for a moment, to celebrate the up and coming …
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Three’s…. a Magic Number! Three isn’t just a magic number when it comes to children (although, I like the number 8 too) but it’s also the magic number when it comes to the three R’s. The R’s that stand for, Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle. With earth day only a month away on April 22, 2015, …
Even in the mud and scum of things, something always, always, sings.” ~ ~Ralph Waldo Emerson~ Have you ever noticed that when you are on a certain path all sorts of affirmations meet you at the exact time that you need inspiration. Well, I have been receiving messages almost daily and not surprisingly, they …
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free, ’tis the gift to come down where we ought to be, and when we find ourselves in the place just right, ’twill be in the valley of love and delight. When true simplicity is gained to bow and to bend we shan’t be …
Thanks for popping in as I’m excited to share a few tips I have discovered on my early “moments” towards minimalism. The first one became very apparent to me yesterday when I woke up bleary eyed from a brief four hours of sleep the night before. (I had been writing my first blog about minimalism …
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‘Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the world earth revolves – slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future. Live the actual moment.’ ~Thich Nhat Hanh Last year, in my spare moments, I started to Google simplicity. I visited our local library seeking every book they had …
“Not all those who wander are lost.” ― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring As you may or may not know, I’m a HUGE Lord of the Ring fan. Well, maybe not as massive a fan as my daughter Alyssa, who could probably teach a University level course on Tolkien’s writing and Middle …
Wisdom to heal is within each of us Little did I know but this blog post was inspired early this morning, when I selected one of the tiny wisdom cards from my seashell. The words on the card said, “Slow down~When you move too fast, you miss so much.”~ These precious cards were given to …
This is what the lake and surrounding hills looked like on Christmas day 2014..so much for a white Christmas And then, this was a picture from our deck yesterday, January 5th, 2015. Looks like winter is finally here And not only has winter finally arrived but yesterday and today were SNOW DAYS! I don’t …