April 1, 2011
Last December I did something I've never done before. I kept a seasonal journal. Journaling is nothing new to me. I've been writing in journals or diaries for over two decades. Sometimes what I write is painfully personal and other times I record life's mundane details. Because I'm packing for ...
March 31, 2011
I've been waiting on April for months. Organizing and waiting. Reading and waiting. Unschooling and waiting. Cooking and waiting. Hiking and waiting. Praying and waiting. Especially praying and waiting. As much as I make a choice to enjoy all that winter offers it always seems by the end of the ...
March 25, 2011
According to the calendar it's spring. Of course we've had snow most every day this week but it melts. Bless its soul. As far as I know snow does not have a soul but you know what I mean. For the last couple of weeks I've taken the kids on ...
March 20, 2011
I got new glasses recently. Damien took the first two photos in this post. I took the last one, which is so close you get to see the pores on my forehead. Lucky you.
March 11, 2011
Yesterday was our last winter share farm pick up. There were little lambs to visit. I forgot this was lambing season. A lot of my energy this week has been directed to serving others and supporting our friends through their terrible loss. I am vaguely aware of the season shifting ...
March 7, 2011
There is no easy way to say this. Our friends had a house fire on Friday morning. Two of their children, precious girls ages 6 & 11, died in the fire. I spent the better part of the weekend organizing an effort to deliver supper meals for the next forseeable ...
February 18, 2011
photo credit: Laurent Tougas It's been one of those weeks. I know you know the kind I'm talking about. We all have our unique struggles and life situations that challenge our sanity and well being. Mine happens to be a life changing move in just three months. It's been a ...