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Rain, A Koala, and No More Cancer
by Krista | Aug 28, 2019 | Winter
It's raining. Just saying those words aloud has made me cry a few times this morning. And laugh with unfettered joy. It. Is. Raining. It's not enough to break this hellish drought, not near enough, but it IS enough to grant us a reprieve, to give us hope, to bolster...
Rest and Hope
by Krista | Jun 25, 2019 | Winter
It's cold and blustery this morning, winter winds howling through the trees and sending us scurrying for flannels and slippers the moment we wake up. Boeuf Bourguignon and Chicken Curry are warming our bones on these frigid days even as they fill our tiny house with...
How to Make A Vision Board
by Krista | Jan 8, 2019 | Summer
Learning to make a vision board is simple and fun and a wonderfully creative way to set goals and dreams. But it is also a deeply personal process that requires self-awareness, courage to display the truth about ourselves, and the strength to prioritize what is...
Learning to Ask for Help
by Krista | Jan 3, 2019 | Summer
It's a gorgeous summer morning, clear and sunny, quiet and still, baby goats and lambs running and leaping about like adorable but demented marionettes before the sun comes up and they make a beeline for the shade. The cuckoo clock is ticking steadily and the fan is...
Making Smudge Sticks for the New Year
by Krista | Dec 28, 2018 | Summer
I gave a lot of thought to what I wanted to experience over the holidays this year, and narrowed things down to three goals: maintain my childlike spirit be true to my heart heighten my vitality I've never done this before, never laid out what I really wanted my...
Magically Mundane
by Krista | Nov 29, 2018 | Spring
This morning started out as most mornings do on our little farm: waking up early and starting the list of things that need to be done each day to keep hearth and home running smoothly. Smoothly-ish. I wound the cuckoo clock, fed and cuddled the dogs, called the sheep...
Messily Ever After
by Krista | Nov 21, 2018 | Spring
The sun is inching up over the fields, soft and shimmery, turning transparent grass heads into luminous lanterns that flicker and dance in the breeze. I just finished my coffee and am tucked up in bed, keeping warm in the chilly Spring air as I read and write and...
A Beautiful Whirlwind
by Krista | Nov 19, 2018 | Spring
Wind is howling around the eaves as I write this morning, sending parched leaves scuttling across the yard to pile up in drifts against the garden fences. It's a cold Spring morning, but sunshine is streaming through the kitchen windows, flooding our tiny house with...
Blueberry Galette and Making Peace with Hard Words
by Krista | Oct 29, 2018 | Spring
It's dark and still this afternoon as rain falls gently, making our farm feel like a secluded island, cozy and safe. The rain has brought life back to our land. Every morning I wake up and look out at the lush, green grass, thick and verdant, that now carpets the...
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