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The Grace of God in Seasons of Pain
New Year 2024 found me frustrated, restless, and burnt out. I processed through much of that by March of 2024 and was feeling more settled. Mere weeks later I would discover I was pregnant, then April came in swinging with tough stuff. There was a time in April last year that the cheerful and beautiful birdsong felt… Continue reading
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Little Boy Came When the Sunflowers Bloomed
Every day past my due date felt so long. But he came as babies do…in his own time. Laughter punctuates his birth story and it’s this time of year especially that thrills my mother’s heart. Four years ago I became a mom and felt the joy of it in those late nights nursing my son.… Continue reading
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Fairies Move into the Summer Garden!
On a warm and cloudy summer morning I walked into the garden to find a fairy family had moved into the flower bed. Quite a history they must have, but I’m thrilled they ended up in our neck of the woods, or more accurately our garden in the northern California foothills. As you see here… Continue reading
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When Spring Is Hard to Feel…
Last week I unexpectedly found myself at my desert home due to a family emergency. I’ll not talk about that here, but I will share what has stuck out to me in these chaotic weeks of waiting and processing. And it is simply this… The morning birdsong was still so sweet despite the long hours of… Continue reading
