I’m so happy you’re here
I’m in the middle of the story too;
in the middle of the messes & mothering, looking for & trying to create beauty.
Here I share my heart and inspiration for seeking beauty, creating memories, and cultivating a lovely & functional home, all while navigating the joys and challenges of motherhood.
I am on the journey with you: learning, growing, and embracing the highs and lows, and this blog serves as a living document of my experiences.
I hope you feel welcome, encouraged, & leave inspired to make a life you love, while wholeheartedly embracing your story. 💛
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How to Be a Poet
BY WENDELL BERRY
(to remind myself)
i
Make a place to sit down.
Sit down. Be quiet.
You must depend upon
affection, reading, knowledge,
skill—more of each
than you have—inspiration,
work, growing older, patience,
for patience joins time
to eternity. Any readers
who like your poems,
doubt their judgment.
ii
Breathe with unconditional breath
the unconditioned air.
Shun electric wire.
Communicate slowly. Live
a three-dimensioned life;
stay away from screens.
Stay away from anything
that obscures the place it is in.
There are no unsacred places;
there are only sacred places
and desecrated places.
iii
Accept what comes from silence.
Make the best you can of it.
Of the little words that come
out of the silence, like prayers
prayed back to the one who prays,
make a poem that does not disturb
the silence from which it came.
What I’m loving right now…
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Man's Search for Meaning
Memory-Making Mom
Theology of Home II: the spiritual art of homemaking
The Enchanted Hour
Habits of the Household
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
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I don’t know if I’ve had a “word for my year” since 2016. But it’s been very obvious to me that I do have a word for this upcoming year. I actually have two words for 2023.
They are both qualities I am pursuing, characteristics I am praying over, and an overall demeanor I want to cultivate:
Gentle
Laughter
“Quick now, here, now, always—
A condition of complete simplicity
(Costing not less than everything)
And all shall be well and
All manner of thing shall be well”
with deliberate choices, I’m finding joy in ordinary experiences.
