you are sacred
As I seek balance in the wake of abundant summer harvest my heart fills with gratitude. I am learning to be still in the moment and lean into the presence of filling. Learning to stand in comfortable awareness that there is much to do, yet allowing myself to be fully present with the task at…
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Time spent in gardens and barns reminds me deeply of who I am. Nurturing seeds, encouraging growth, gently allowing the season to unfold before my eyes in the garden brings joy with the arrival of each new, in season fruit, veggie, or herb. The sweet nuzzle of Ms. Coco during the morning milking mingling with the smells…
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The Sky broke Crimson in the evening, with wisps of golden light illuminating the pasture. Purple blooms glowed softly alongside brilliant gold, warm ivory, and a full spectrum of green played amongst the ground, whispering in the wind a gentle embrace rising up from the earth to cradle a tender heart. I knelt close…
Read MorePhoto Credit: Caleb Snobl The sweet smell of warm milk mingles with the sharpness of manure and straw. The damp earth releases moisture as my feet press into it. The quiet around me is dotted with notes of songbirds calling out to one another. The air is usually cool, but today it is more…
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Northern Minnesota weather is amazing. One day it can be well below zero, and the next well above freezing. We have documented 50-60 degree temperature changes around here. Talk about an extreme climate! I forget that not everyone experiences that, having been born and raised in it, it just seems natural. Going from a week…
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Dearest Mama, You are beautiful. Even with bags under your eyes. Perhaps more so, because we know that your tireless hands and heart work overtime, doing for those you love. We know you do, love us that is. We can tell it in the way that you stay up late to prepare for the next day.…
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Winter is a good time for reflection. It has a quiet energy that moves you into a space of peaceful contemplation. As I fully embrace the darkness and quiet, it gives me time to really open my heart to where we are, where we have been, and where we want to continue to go and…
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A new year is a new beginning. Begin again, start fresh, wake anew. Intentional living allows one to be open to making changes in her life. When she has the courage to openly see what is working, and what is not. When it is time to build on, or time to let go. Cultivating a…
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“Count your blessings.” Isn’t that always what Grandma would say? Why then, is it so easy to forget?! For nearly every school day last year, the kids and I did exactly that. We counted. Blessings. One at a time. It’s amazing how fast they add up, if you are looking with hearts and eyes wide…
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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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