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Feeding the Light and A Few Simple Lunches
by Krista | Jun 1, 2015 | Winter
It's been a good, good weekend. A time of restoration and healing and returning to the things I love with a stronger, braver, and happier heart. Bear brought in my cup of tea this morning and said, "You seem very peaceful this morning, very happy. I think it has...
Smashing Pumpkins and The Healing Power of Validation
by Krista | May 28, 2015 | Autumn
"It was time to take the pumpkin out of the pot and eat it. In the final analysis, that was what solved these big problems of life. You could think and think and get nowhere, but you still had to eat your pumpkin. That brought you down to earth. That gave you a reason...
Duggars, Triggers, and What To Do Now
by Krista | May 25, 2015 | Autumn
I've been trying to write a blog post since Thursday, but writing about good and beautiful things became impossible for me after the Duggar sexual abuse story came to light. As longtime readers will know, I was in the same religious cult as the Duggars from age 15-25....
Storms, Pancakes, and Bravery in Friendship
by Krista | May 17, 2015 | Autumn
Storm clouds rolled in last night, dark and marvelous, and as we slept they broke open to give our farm a good drink. By this morning the rain was gone, but the clouds and wild winds remained. It was just the sort of day to linger long over breakfast with dear...
Preparing for Winter
by Krista | May 15, 2015 | Autumn
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” Edith Sitwell Autumn is one of the busiest times on our farm as we bustle about getting everything ready for Winter....
Better Late Than Never and A Giveaway
by Krista | May 12, 2015 | Autumn
I'm luxuriating in a few quiet moments this morning before I must knuckle down and get to work. The goats are snoozing in the sunshine, dogs temporarily quiet after the last car drove past, and all I can hear is the tick-tocking of the clocks. We've had stunning...
A Bit of Magic
by Krista | May 8, 2015 | Autumn
"Dawn is the time when nothing breathes, the hour of silence. Everything is transfixed, only the light moves." Leonora Carrington I never tire of watching as weeds, spider webs, and brown stalks of grass are transformed into spun glass and shimmering gold by the...
Looking Inward Gently
by Krista | May 4, 2015 | Autumn
“Everyone craves for truth, but only few like the taste of it.” Tushar Chauhan It's been a soul-searching sort of morning, a time of taking a mirror in shaking hands and looking straight into it and choosing to stay in that Looking Place instead of glancing away or...
Storms, Popcorn, and Spiced Cherry Cider
by Krista | May 3, 2015 | Autumn
"For after all, the best thing one can do when it is raining is let it rain." Henry Wadsworth Longfellow It has been pouring in Southern Queensland. Solid, steady rain turning sun-baked earth into black spongy mud, filling wheelbarrows and planters, causing every...
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