Category faith-ish

best reframe in a while

A few days ago, I was walking around the farm, delivering food to the animals and hanging clean laundry to dry, trying to resist garden temptations but failing a little here and there. All the while, I was ruminating and…

high fire danger

This past week I remembered a mental trick or visualization that has always helped me in moments of crisis. I had forgotten about it for a while because, well, it’s not much needed in smooth and easy times. I hope…

a butterfly on Christmas morning

On Christmas morning, we stood outside in tee shirts and bare feet, marveling at the unseasonably warm weather. Sun shone abundantly, and a vivid blue and black butterfly landed on the northeast corner of our house, warming itself on the…

what’s saving my life lately

I’m shamelessly borrowing this sweet idea from Emily Freeman. I love it as an expansion to Bliss Lists or Senses Inventories. Diving in. What’s Saving My Life Lately is everything, really. Every single reminder to live more fully in my…

highs & lows lately

Life lately has been, as it so often is, a study in constrasts. And I love it. Just for fun, here are some highs and lows that have caught my attention. The first two happened early Wednesday morning, within fifteen…