you are sacred
I took the plunge and began. Right where I am. Begin. This is where I start. The first step off the edge is the hardest. The cold plunge shakes you awake, heart beating, blood pumping wildly, lungs gasping for more. Oh, but the awake. The alive. To the bone a l i v e. All…
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The brutally honest truth is this: Ugly Muffins happen. There are good muffin days when everything comes out from the oven Pinterest- worthy, and then there are the days when the promise of a new recipe idea falls a bit flat in the middle, hence the ugly muffin. Hmmm. Most of the time, the ugly…
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Sunshine dances across diamond dunes outside the homestead kitchen window. Late afternoon stretches across shadows as light plays fairy-like ascending into ether. Sparkling crisp breezes call my soul out of doors, while my mind and body tend to the bread rising and baking in the oven. Comforting wisps of fragrant ferment permeate the air and tickle nostrils, reminding me to…
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There is a connection with how we choose to nourish our bodies to both our energy levels and vibrancy. When we eat beautiful whole foods, we have more energy to live and enjoy life and do the work we are called to do. We radiate health and wellbeing both inwardly and outwardly. In contrast when we…
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We are coming to the end, if you can ever truly call it that, of our third year of homeschooling already. What I mean by that is, when you begin homeschooling the learning never really stops. It doesn’t come to an abrupt halt on any given day, there is a gentle learning that begins to…
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…….. I can begin to exhale. Hello folks, I have missed you. I took a very unexpected blogging hiatus, never expecting it to last this long! Let me just say, that growing a child, cultivating a soul, a constant weeding and watering, pouring your heart into another and watching them bloom and produce fruit of…
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I choose JOY. Today and in days to come. JOY in little things. In simple everyday moments. JOY in each and every moment. Spine tingling bone aching JOY. JOY right to the very core of my being, to the soul of who I am. JOY is the expression of not only who, but why I…
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Wholehearted. In the remaking of my blog I was contemplating letting go of my subtitle, my meaning of what this blog was when I started writing nearly two years ago. After all, we grow and change, maybe this no longer fits my mission, my statement, my purpose. Maybe its not glamorous enough, or maybe it is the…
Read MoreMaking tea is a wonderful start on your path to herbal healing and wellness. Tea can be a wonderful soother for a busy, stressful days. Making ‘tea time’ a family tradition is a wonderful way to include the kiddos, as is learning, gathering, growing, blending and preparing herbs and herb for tea. The boys love to blend their favorites. Their…
Read MoreKale in last summer’s homestead garden Happy Spring! My body is just a hollerin’ for some springtime food. The sun is shining, days are longer, and I NEED veggies!!! The big bag of kale has been calling my name at our local grocery store, so I went in to get one and they were all out! Just…
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