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Schoolhouse Renovations
A friend who was helping us clean and organize the schoolhouse today looked at me and said “I bet you didn’t know what you were signing up for when you said yes to…
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Weeding through the harvest
Today as I was pulling weeds in our flower beds I couldn’t help but think of how important it is to keep weeding. Three weeks ago I took over the care of all…
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Perpetual vacation
Being in our new home the past two weeks has felt like a perpetual vacation. The kids are biking to get treats, we’re spending a few hours here and there at the pool,…
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The Last Night
On an almost full moon nightI call for the dog but do not find her.The deck beckons me andI step past the maple to look at the moonlightDrenching the fields and the trees…
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On time and priorities
Is it more important to us to be busy “doing good things”, or more important to quietly and intentionally invest in our families day after day? To invest well in our families we…
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On eating well
There is also something grounding, especially in times of great stress, about stopping and cooking a nourishing meal or baking bread for my family. It brings me back to a life giving rhythm…
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March 25, 2023
It’s the time of year in which we all realize how much the weather affects our mood, right? I like to think I don’t have seasonal depression but a moody gray day mixed…
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March 15, 2023
But the older and wiser I get, I feel the prompting to not wish away these times of transitions. Once I make up my mind about something I generally just want to get…