Category: The Gallery
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Thank You
I can see it in their eyes when they look at you. I can hear it in their voices when they call your name. I can feel it in the energy when they run to greet you when you come home. Whether it’s traipsing through cold fields looking for a Christmas tree or sledding through…
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Getaway… (Part 2)
“…this way of living, this focus on the present, the daily, the tangible, this intense concentration not on the news headlines but on the flowers growing in your own garden, the children growing in your own home, this way of living has the potential to open up the heavens, to yield a glittering handful of…
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Baking with Bella (Ballerina)
One of my passions is food. I love reading cookbooks and trying new recipes. I love shopping for said recipes and teaching my children the art of procuring good foods. I love setting a nice table and creating warmth in my dining room. I love fashioning my monthly meal plan and figuring out how to…
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And so it Begins…
This morning I woke to the world awakening–our neighbor’s rooster crowing, birds chirping, horses whinnying, sunlight streaming, and a soft breeze blowing over our bed–and I sighed in contentment. I tiptoed through the house and peeked in on each of my children watching their chests rise and fall in sleeping breaths, and I found my…
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Bella: Micah’s getting a new sword. Can I get a pink one? Grandma: I don’t think princesses carry swords. Bella: Oh. (Short pause) Well, then can I get a gun? I personally think the camo goes nicely with her purple nail polish.
A Spring of Joy 