Our Weekend

Quiet

Winter walk in the woods

Peaceful

Dinner by the lights of the Christmas tree

Lazy morning

Delicious vegan dinner at the in-laws

Evening drive to check out the Christmas lights

Slowing down

Breathing

Together

Family

Our weekend

A Winter Walk in the Woods

{This Moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see. Inspired by Soulemama.

An Artist with His Own Mind

We had planned a little painting session this afternoon and had decided to bring in some nature to help us out.

It all seemed like a really great idea, but our little artist was not as interested as Justin and I were. He gave each “paint brush” a try, splashed the paint around a little bit...

And then decided, after exactly three minutes, he wanted to draw. So, while Justin gave the paint brushes a try himself, Reece and I got the crayons and paper out, settled in front of the fire and did some drawing.

Sometimes you really don’t need a fancy craft...blank paper and crayons are all you need.

Today

Today as I was driving,

I looked back over my shoulder.

My heart fluttered,

My lips smiled.

Before my eyes,

From baby to boy.

You’re no longer a baby,

But now a little boy.

You have a sense of wonder in all that you do.

You live now, in this moment.

You remind me every day to do the same.

You will always be my baby,

But today I saw, for the first time,

What a wonderful little boy you are.

Simple and Special

Simple and special...this is exactly how I want to look back on our Christmas this year. We have been simplifying our lives and our Christmas’ for a few years now, and each year we are amazed at how much more we enjoy them. We are living the LESS IS MORE philosophy and finding out its true!

This is what simple and special means to us:

v  Being able to avoid the Christmas shopping rush by choosing to share our love and appreciation with homemade gifts

v  And what little shopping that had to be done, is done, and was done at Chapters (you can never go wrong with a book) and online at Nova Naturals for some wonderful craft supplies and a Waldorf doll.

v  Lazy mornings, pancake breakfasts, pyjama days

v  Quiet walks on fresh fallen snow

v  Lazy days by the fire, listening to Christmas carols

v  Playing the afternoon away, because we can

v  Hot tea and homemade muffins

v  Visits with family

v  Quiet evenings

v  New traditions

v  Slowing down, breathing and enjoying time together

v  Time...to simply be

"The magic of the season is in

the time spent,

the moments shared

and the memories made."

Treasures Found

I am amazed at some of the things people dispose of on the side of our rural roads. On our daily walks we have seen freezers, refrigerators, sofas, coffee tables, rugs, shingles, wood, tons of beer and liquor bottles, bags of garbage and so on.

It saddens me to know how little respect people have for Mother Earth and to the people who live here. We are here such a short time, but our actions toward Mother Earth last forever.

Last week, though, Justin was driving along one of our rural roads and found a treasure. It was in rough shape, but he brought it home, replaced the bottom and within hours I had it set out on our outdoor dining table for our feathered friends to enjoy all winter long.

This time we found a treasure.