Sunday, December 15, 2013

my today is


A long drive to my sister's house for a family Christmas party.
Cousins.
Good food.
Ecstatic children.
A long drive home through the canyon.
All five children (15 months-16 years) falling asleep on the drive home.
A rare hour of silence.
Snow on red rock.
Frozen river.
Juniper.
Pinion pine.
Spruce.
Scrub oak.
Sage brush.
Tumble weed.
Sheep.
Crows.
Horses.
Llamas.
Bliss.

Friday, December 13, 2013

my intention



School Prayer

In the name of the daybreak
and the eyelids of morning
and the wayfaring moon
and the night when it departs,

I swear I will not dishonor
my soul with hatred,
but offer myself humbly
as a guardian of nature,
as a healer of misery,
as a messenger of wonder,
as an architect of peace.

In the name of the sun and its mirrors
and the day that embraces it
and the cloud veils drawn over it
and the uttermost night
and the male and the female
and the plants bursting with seed
and the crowning seasons
of the firefly and the apple,

I will honor all life
—wherever and in whatever form
it may dwell—on Earth my home,
and in the mansions of the stars.


~ Diane Ackerman

Thursday, November 28, 2013

With Gratitude

                                    
This morning my heart is full to bursting with joy for the abundance I am blessed with! I give thanks for all that I have, all that I am, and all that is yet to come...

Friday, November 15, 2013

{this moment]

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by Soule Mama

Thursday, November 14, 2013

Why I Write: A Manifesto

I write because my stories matter. I write to be heard. I write to gain clarity. I write to make my thoughts and ideas real. I write because I can't not write. I write to quiet my thoughts. I write to heal the festering wounds on my soul. I write to remember. I write because I am a writer.

Friday, November 1, 2013

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by Soule Mama

Friday, October 4, 2013

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by Soule Mama

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Finally, good food.

John and I are trying to make the time to go out on dates. With his work, my school, and our five children it is hard to make the time. But, we are making a concerted effort to make dating each other a priority. We moved to this tiny town about ten months ago and the restaurants here are seriously lacking in quality. Granted, John and I are used to frequenting the best restaurants in Utah. We have been pretty disappointed in our experiences so far. So disappointed that we gave up on eating out. Yesterday we tried a place that had been recommended by John's boss who recently transferred here from Salt Lake City. He enjoyed eating in good restaurants before he moved here too. It was fantastic! Not fine dining, by any means, but delicious food. We are excited to have found a place to go out to eat at. Good food makes for happy people.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Full-Moon Journaling

Journaling is a majorly effective creative tool for me. Sipping full moon water as I journal? Sublime!

Friday, July 26, 2013

{this moment}

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. 
Inspired by Soule Mama



Thursday, July 25, 2013

My best friend today


My foam roller is my best friend today. Too much running makes for a sore leg. It is a good sore, but still, I busted out my foam roller this morning after my run. I love this thing! I am trying to get back into some sort of routine. My older children stayed with the cousins for a week and a half and I did not run the entire time they were gone. Baby girl needs her big sister if mama is going to run. They have been back for a couple of weeks and I just started running again this week. I am feeling great! A little sore, but great.

It's pretty pathetic that running two days in a row is too much running at this point. I suppose that is what I get for being lazy the last month. While I am tempted to take tomorrow off, I am going to push through and walk a couple of miles. The walking will be good for my sore muscles, and it will also be good for the exercise habit I am determined to form. It is so easy for me to make excuses for not exercising. I was up all night with a teething baby. I'm too tired. My body is sore. I have dishes to do. I have homework to do. I just don't want to. I could make excuses all day, but the reality is, I feel so much better after I run. Running is both physically and emotionally vital to my health. I am a fairly new runner. I started a couple of years ago, got injured, started running again, got pregnant, started running again, got injured, started running again, got lazy, and here I am- starting running again.

I will write another post another day about how running changed my life that first year. I lost 60 pounds and began to believe I could do anything I set my mind to. Now, after having a baby and the subsequent weight gain from nursing said baby, I am up 30 pounds from that 60 pound weight loss. I have another 60 pounds or so to go until I am at my goal weight. I know I can do it by making healthy choices. No dieting. Just exercise, and good food choices (most of the time). I still love my pasta, bread, and chocolate! The important thing is I want to feel healthy. I am doing this because I love myself and because I deserve to feel well and whole, both physically and emotionally.

Running is good for my soul, as well as my body.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

It is mine


I am starting this blank new blog in the hopes I will find inspiration and creativity. I feel excited, knowing it is new and I can create whatever I want here. This place is just waiting for my words and my photographs. It is mine, and the sky is the limit.