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The latest from Our Little House in the Big Woods
- Spring is bustin’ out all over (and a blogging milestone)
- Traveling from little house in the woods to big city on the coast
- Healing a broken toe, watching the snow melt
- The maze is your labyrinth
- Mindfulness, equanimity–and a broken toe
- The perils and ecstasy of walking on snow
- Loss and gain
- Sad transitions
- Snow, snow, snow and it’s really __ __ __ __ __
- Vegetable scrap smiley for our company
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Tag Archives: family
What I really want to say…
I’m in downstate eastern Michigan lounging alone on my mom’s flowered pastel couch with the deep aroma of coffee beckoning. The tattered book “Wild Mind” by Natalie Goldberg peers up from the round glass table. Write, write, write, Natalie urges … Continue reading
Posted in August 2021
Tagged family, life, Michigan, musings, Natalie Goldberg, personal, spirituality, thoughts, writing
41 Comments
Oops. Confession.
You win some, you lose some, right? On November 19th, just before Thanksgiving turkey, I vowed to give the house a thorough cleaning by Christmas. Even though our little house in the woods is always very neat and tidy–I sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, Christmas, cleaning, confession, family, housecleaning, humor, presence, spirituality
24 Comments
Turkey, brussels sprout salad, hurting hearts, gratitude and thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving all you dear readers with your roasting turkeys, your whipped mashed potatoes, your savory stuffing, your brussels sprout salads, your pumpkin pies. Or perhaps you’re feasting on pizza? Coq au vin? Paella? Butternut squash risotto? Grilled cheese sandwich? … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged blogging, brussels sprout salad, family, friends, gratitude, nature, non-gratitude, readers, sadness, Thanksgiving, turkey
45 Comments
Celebrating my mom’s 88th birthday–from afar
Today is my mom’s 88th birthday! She shares her special day with Veterans celebrating around our United States of America. It would be lovely to spend the day with her, perhaps munching on a cupcake at her assisted living, maybe … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged assisted living, birthday, family, holy, intuition, love, memories, Michigan, Mom, prayer, wood stove
31 Comments
Face-in-mud-kind-of-day
Yesterday was one of those days when faith seemed to disappear down the drain. So much for trying to deepen my relationship with the Holy in the waning days of 2020. I couldn’t even find the Holy. I suspect many … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged election, faith, family, feelings, friends, God, holy, lake, nature, perseverance, prayer, rock, Serenity Prayer, spiritual, stumble
32 Comments
Covid in our neck of the woods
Feeling tense the last couple of days about covid. The only time I felt real fear was on March 14th last winter when we locked down…as the mind imagined all sorts of possible sickness and death scenarios. But cases are … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged affirmation, cases, coronavirus, COVID, family, fear, feelings, friends, holy, Michigan, prayer, scared, spirituality, Upper Peninsula, virus, What the Heart Knows
33 Comments
Try this gratitude practice to boost the immune system
Lots of folks are trying to boost their immune system lately. Eating healthy and exercising can strengthen it, but how about this simple gratitude practice? I have been feeling a little blue today–the first time in a couple of weeks … Continue reading
Posted in What the Heart Knows
Tagged appreciation, family, friends, gratitude, health, immune system, nature, spirituality, thankfulness
26 Comments
Should I stay or should I go?
I am feeling so much indecision these days. Are any of you feeling the same? Let’s take a simple action like driving into the “big city” of Marquette tomorrow or the next day. I need new summer pajamas, a lightweight … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged COVID, family, garden, indecision, Lake Superior, Marquette, photography, summer, travel, undecided, Upper Peninsula
43 Comments
In the shadow of one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes
This morning I paused and looked at photos from our gala Italian wedding trip last June. Most of you may recall reading about that here on the blog recently, one year later, but better late than never, … Continue reading
Posted in August, 2020
Tagged COVID, danger, family, Italy, Mount Vesuvius, photography, Pompeii, risk-taking, travel, volcano
30 Comments