Sunday, December 13 If baking is any labor at all, it is a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. — Regina Brett “Can I have two more cookies?” He asks me with hopeful eyes and a big grin. “You have been asking for cookies all day! Even if you […]
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December 6, 2020 Smile, breathe and go slowly. – Thich Nhat Hanh Typically, the holidays can feel like a whirlwind- special events to attend, decorations to put up, light displays to see, gifts to make, buy and wrap, baking….. Each activity feels exciting and important on its own, yet they add up quickly to make
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November 29, 2020 Dear Friends, It is our wish that this letter will find you in a place of hope and strength, navigating the dramatic times we are experiencing and looking forward to opening vistas that may have arisen in your life due to an extended pause. We are thankful for the lessons we have
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November 22, 2020 Your life matters. You can’t live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what’s most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you. -Jane Goodall Last Christmas I participated in Lynn Jericho’s Inner Christmas over the 12 Holy Nights. As a
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November 15, 2020 Have you ever heard the story of Fiochetto Bianco? It’s a beautiful tale from the publication Tell Me A Story, that fits the mood of Martinmas perfectly. In full form, I would tell it to five and six year olds, and even four year olds if there were older children present to
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November 8, 2020 Mankind has advanced in the footsteps of men and women of unshakable faith. Many of the great ones … have set stars in the heavens to light others through the night.–Olga Rosmanith The festival of Martinmas comes this next week, on November 11. Martinmas is the feast day of Saint Martin of
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November 1, 2020 One misty, moisty morning on a cool October day, Ran two little ghouls through their old church yard Who were coming out to play Said one ghoul, with a sneaky grin, “Come hither, my sister dear! Let us make some mischief and run amuck for Halloween’s drawing near! My youngest son and
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October 18, 2020 I found I could say things with colors and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way. Things I had no words for. – Georgia O’Keefe The kids were really eager to see our results from last week’s solar dyeing project. One of them asked immediately upon arrival, “What do the
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October 11, 2020 Nature always wears the color of the spirit. – Ralph Waldo Emerson Every Friday, City of Fountains School in Kansas City, Missouri holds an Enrichment Day for grades-age children that attend the school or homeschool. This year I began teaching the upper grades class (which is currently 5-7th grade) and we are
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October 4, 2020 Go, sit upon the lofty hill, And turn your eyes around, Where waving woods and waters wild Do hymn an autumn sound. The summer sun is faint on them— The summer flowers depart— Sit still— as all transform’d to stone, Except your musing heart. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning I have spent an
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