Posted in From my kitchen, Locally grown, The Gift of God on Jul 14th, 2010
The early morning was spent preparing a big batch of Hood River organic cherries for the dehydrator. We ate oodles fresh, and what is left will go in a batch of sweet cherry brandy (makes the best fruitcake for Christmas).
If you don’t have a cherry pitter, check out this tip, and these, for how to [...]
Posted in Changing Seasons, Nature Table, Our home, The Gift of God on Apr 3rd, 2010
Preparing for our celebration of the Resurrection tomorrow:
The children’s baskets may be put out awaiting little treats from a certain visitor, but our hearts and minds are fixed the redemptive joy of tomorrow.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be [...]
Posted in Nature Table, The Gift of God on Nov 13th, 2009
The two younger children are still sick, but Little Hen is perfectly healthy, so we dropped her off at homeschool co-op this morning. On the way home, the rain was pounding and the wind was whipping the trees about.
We came home and curled up on the sofa – me with a mug of coffee and [...]
Posted in Lactivism, Mothering tool kit, The Gift of God on Nov 9th, 2009
Oregon is a wonderful place to be nursing a toddler! Tum Tum is nearly 18 months old, and I am very grateful to live in a place where doing what is normal and healthy is culturally accepted as normal and healthy. Granted, this being my third nursling, nursing past the WHO minimum recommendation of [...]
Posted in Building Community, From my kitchen, Locally grown, Moderation and Economy, Outings, The Gift of God, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Sep 7th, 2009
Saturday, I was blessed with the opportunity to ride with another family of volunteers out to Mosier, OR (in the beautiful Columbia Gorge) to glean pears for Birch Community Services. The weather was very rainy, windy, and chilly, so I was grateful that the children could all stay home, snuggled up reading their latest chapter [...]
Posted in Building Community, Locally grown, Outings, The Gift of God on Jun 27th, 2009
Songs for Saplings have kicked off their US/Africa tour!!
It was quite a thrill to see Dana in concert!
Don’t miss the chance to catch one of Dana’s free concerts before she heads off to Malawi!
Posted in Playing/ Free Exploration, The Gift of God, Working the earth/harvesting its bounty on Apr 11th, 2009
The children and I chasing falling cherry blossoms in the yard, smelling the hyacinths – rejoicing in the beauty of spring and anticipating tomorrow’s Easter celebration.
Wishing you a blessed Easter weekend as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord, the hope of our salvation.
Posted in The Gift of God on Apr 10th, 2009
But he was wounded for our transgressions;he was crushed for our iniquities;upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. – Isaiah 53:5
Posted in Giving, Knitting, Moderation and Economy, The Gift of God on Apr 1st, 2009
(Apologies in advance, this is one of my wordier posts.)
Do you ever feel that God brings someone to your mind over and over again for a purpose? I have been thinking a lot about a friend back on the coast (She’s the one who spun me this incredible yarn from her own sheep). She doesn’t [...]
Posted in Crafting, Moderation and Economy, The Gift of God, Uncategorized on Jan 22nd, 2009
Some little things that have added beauty to my day:
A handmade, fair trade leather ring from 10,000 Villages here in Ft. Myers.
A startling little pitcher plant growing right outside my parents’ front door.
And most of all, a teensy fairy that Little Hen made for me.