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Little hummingbird on my front porch

Hubby opened the front door to leave for work first thing in the morning … and there on the front porch, next to our welcome mat, was this little hummingbird. Poor little thing!! Is it still alive?? Yes! …

May 13, 2025Hope, Lessons from the forest

Each child is different …

As I mentioned yesterday, a couple of years ago, my family and I hiked to Lake Twenty-Two. Just a few weeks after that my kids hiked to Heather Lake with their friends. Lake Twenty-Two and Heather Lake have…

May 12, 2025Life Lessons

Thoughts on Motherhood

A couple of years ago, my family and I hiked to Lake Twenty-Two. It was a strenuous climb, with quite a bit of vertical elevation gain. We arrived at the lake mid-morning … around 10am. Everything was socked…

May 11, 2025Life Lessons

Thoughts for Mother’s Day – 2.0

"Moms give their kids roots to grow and wings to fly."

May 10, 2025Words of Wisdom

Thoughts for Mother’s Day

"Moms plant seeds that grow forever."

May 9, 2025Words of Wisdom

Chocolate-Chip Cookie Whoa!

I mentioned in yesterday’s blog post how I used to write a poem for Mother’s Day every year. Perhaps you might be curious about these Mother’s Day poems. I thought I would share the one I wrote in…

May 8, 2025Poems

“Forest Heart” – a poem for Mother’s Day

All throughout the years when my kids were little and growing up, I would write a Mother’s Day poem each year for Mother’s Day. In fact, those poems were the very beginning of my writing … which eventually…

May 7, 2025Poems

Cinco de Madre!

Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. All of us are busy with different things planned on Sunday, so my kids decided to celebrate Mother’s Day early. Everyone was free for dinner Monday evening, so that’s what we did. …

May 6, 2025Gratitude

So … how is it going?? – 2.0

You have probably been wondering: “Did the little snail ever make it down??” (from the blog post a few days ago about the little snail hanging out in dangerous places!) Hanging out in dangerous places! - Daily Blessing…

May 5, 2025Life Lessons

So … how is it going??

I know you are just dying to know how the mums are doing, after they survived overwintering in the workshop … and barely escaped being eaten by the deer! You might be thinking: “They are probably thriving and…

May 4, 2025Lessons in the Dirt