Have you ever had a period in your life where you were truly content? Not just for an hour or a day, but for a stretch of a few weeks or more? I got a text from the Husband this morning - he wanted to tell me how good he'd been feeling lately - I... Continue Reading →
4. Reading On the Dock
There's so much about this photo that I love. The first is that I had five minutes to get out a book and read for a few minutes while the kids and the Husband were swimming to a big exposed shoal just down from our swimming dock that they have whimsically christened "Goose Poop Island". The... Continue Reading →
2. This One
This one, no matter the circumstances, is able to bring a smile to my face and joy into my life. Weekends at the cottage are a time for dividing cooking and clean-up duties. One night the Husband and I cook, and my brother and his wife clean up and we switch the next night. Tonight,... Continue Reading →
1. When the Past Becomes the Present
My most treasured childhood memories are from the summers my family spent at a family owned resort on Lake of Bays. While the property seemed vast to me at the time - it did boast a field (where we played family games of baseball after dinner each night), a tennis court, a small beach, a... Continue Reading →
The Next 100 Days!?!
You know what I loved? I LOVED my #100daysoflookingtothesky project. I REALLY loved it. But, like I said the other day, that project has run its course. I'll never look at the sky the same way again, and I'll still reach for my phone every time I see something beautiful up above, but it's time... Continue Reading →
The End of My #the100dayproject
As I went to sleep last night, I was excited. I brought the kids to the cottage with me, and I could not wait to take the last of my 100 photos of the sky up north. I was hoping for a gorgeous sunrise photo - the kind that I seem only to be able... Continue Reading →
Finding Joy in My Garden
I've always loved spending time in the garden. My mom kept a gorgeous garden at the house I grew up in, and over the years I have had the pleasure of attending lots of garden talks with her. I was so excited when the Husband and I bought our house - I couldn't wait to... Continue Reading →
A Moment of Gratitude
I was mid-workout at the gym today when I saw something out of the corner of my eye that struck me so deeply I needed to pause and take a moment of gratitude for where I am in life, and the fact that some days I am blessed with, and can appreciate, moments of pure... Continue Reading →
Saying Goodbye to Practice February and How it All Came Together Thanks to the Crossfit Games
For the month of February, I "practiced" on a daily basis. While I chose a rather broad theme to "practice" ("What would love do"), I found by focusing on this theme, I ended up practicing a whole lot of other, smaller things that I might not otherwise have chosen to focus on, and on the whole, I'm... Continue Reading →
Looking for Joy in All the Wrong Places
With one week of February gone, I've had ample opportunity to "practice" working with the mantra "What would love do?", and I had to admit, I've had some surprising results. There have been many instances where I've stopped, asked myself what would love do . . . and then not been able to find an answer.... Continue Reading →
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