No seeds are alike. A parsnip seed can float away with a simple exhale. Some are flat, and some so tiny that you lose sight of them, toss them into the dirt, and cross your fingers that they sprout. I have fallen in love with seeds. Oh my. Sometimes, I have to laugh at myself … Continue reading
One day I will not be able to reenact the smell of mosquito repellent and grass clippings from my little son’s clothes. Or waking up to the sound of their little toes crunching the carpet floor. These are the thoughts that overwhelm my senses while I daily sort out the dirty from clean pile of … Continue reading
There are no tags on these beauties as they pop out of the ground, dangle from recently bloomed flowers, or before your very eyes tiny peppers morph into bigger than your hands delectable vegetables. I have been staring at this sink full of lettuce. A basket full of harvest. Tonight, while the three boys are tucked … Continue reading
It’s not just our Earth alone that pays a high price for man’s striving for economic growth and material progress. It’s also that fragile part in all of us, which searches for real and higher values than material wealth. (Quote from Slovakian documentary Amazonia Vertical) The buzz can not be compared to anything else. The euphoria … Continue reading
Growth is all around me. As I gaze into the blooms of the budding pepper plants that will soon feed my family, I can’t help but think of my growing boys. Late on a Saturday night my husband and I are surrounded by bins of past clothes ready to be swapped out for the summer, … Continue reading
Tomatoes are a huge hit in any household. A delectable treat, and a pleasure to grow. In this post I will be providing a follow up video on the process it takes to create your own PVC Tomato cage so you can get an early start on those fresh home grown tomatoes. Last season, I posted … Continue reading
We survived the Spring May 2013 snow day. The day that so rudely showed up after my family of five planted our night away. After seemingly endless final exams and 12 page papers my husband has been so diligently enduring, we could rest together. Take a few hours to pretend like the reality of … Continue reading
I used to follow all the fashion trends. Chasing the best deals for high heels stilettos pumps. Flipping through every new release of Cosmopolitan. Frantically rummaging through the racks for the best sale, actually just following the crowd of what was considered “hot”. I dreamed of white picket fences, an out of this world cookie cutter suburban … Continue reading
The airplane drifted over the memory of the life that I was once knew. A woman who belly danced like a pro. Loved outrageously. Mother to five babies, and one that never experienced this world. Looking down on the city, that looked like a doll house from up above- yet compacted with a never stopping … Continue reading
I started to become one of those that Jesus insisted He would deny. Those that were ashamed of Him. That is the hardest sentence for me to type. Growing up in a Christian home and school, my heart bucked the system. The story of Jesus did not add up. I doubted the truth of it … Continue reading
Ignorance is Bliss 