tiny moments (and everything in between)
Do you ever feel that you just can't keep up? With the Pinterest, the Instagram, the Facebook, the blogs? And I know they don't need a definite article preceding their names. But they are such entities, are they not? Coloring our days, sometimes in lovely ways. But sometimes I wonder if they fill in the … Continue reading Promises
Sometimes Mondays look like extra shoes by the back door because of a Sunday-night sleepover. An ongoing series of Monday snapshots and quiet reflections.
gratitude… the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness sitting with friends beneath an autumn sky...a breeze blowing leaves to the ground seeing my slippers first thing as i walk through the door at the end of the day...and sliding my feet in playing games that don't involve electricity … Continue reading gratitude week :: day four
lately, i've taken to making lists in my journal. ten things, whatever comes to mind at that particular time when i'm sitting with pen in hand. sometimes gratitude, sometimes complaint...always observation, noting, acceptance. here's my list just now. ten things. 1. hot cup of tea. earl grey. decaf. almond milk. maple syrup. 2. music … Continue reading ten things…plus three
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: carrots...weeding the garden the other day, i pulled out these babies...i'd kind of forgotten that we planted carrots...our garden has been incredibly sub-par this summer and my attitude towards it more or less reflects that sub-par state...i'm a bit disenchanted, you might say...but these carrots, they … Continue reading :: noticing the moments ::
things get crazy in life every now and then, don't they? not necessarily bad...but crazy. that's how the past couple of months have felt for me around here. a tad bit on the crazy side. between finishing up our homeschool work for the year, the kids' various activities, and just general life-stuff, i feel like … Continue reading it’s been a little crazy
it's all about pockets of time. some day, when the children are older, i envision spending hours at a time creating. long photo walks. a table at the cafe down the street with pen and paper. hands covered with paint. needle and thread and swaths of fabric across my lap. this will come, the extended … Continue reading pockets
yesterday there was a lot of ice. and drizzle. and grey. there was also warm tea. and cocoa. yesterday there was math for the kiddos. history. writing. a wee bit of science. all on a day when the local school district was closed due to ice. yes, poor kids...homeschooling. ice isn't an issue. yesterday there … Continue reading yesterday
taking some time to reflect upon my week... :: even though it's a bit early, i'm so enjoying the warm weather, the increasing songs of birds, the blooms of life :: connections :: appreciating my husband: he works hard so that i can be home with our two children; he makes time to paint basketball … Continue reading {noticing the moments}
Michelle GD 