My great grandparents had all kinds of animals on their farm, from cows to pigs, chickens, mules and possibly others. But when I moved into this house (I had not met Blake yet), I had two cats Sammy and Callie. Sammy was a Siamese cat that someone had rescued and bottle fed because his mother got ran over by a…
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Renew Yoga – Modified Yoga for Cancer and Chronic Illness
Renew Yoga – Modified Yoga for Cancer and Chronic Illness What is Renew Yoga? Renew Yoga is a yoga program turned non-profit that I created for those who have cancer, are undergoing cancer treatment or have had cancer in the past as well as a program for those with a chronic illness, myself included. If you read about me, you…
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Gingham Gallery
Gingham Gallery My mother was Martha Stewart before Martha Stewart even knew who she was! As I had said in one of my earlier blogs, my mother would sew a lot of our clothes, make curtains and crafts and bake and cook like no other. Her grilled cheese sandwiches were nothing but bread and cheese toasted in the oven, but…
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Fence Progress
Fence Progress Well… the pasture fence is up and now we are working to make a small paddock for the baby kunekunes and to finish the pigdiminium. We have put a deposit down on three little piggies so we have got to get moving! It has honestly rained every single day that Blake has had off for an entire month!…
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Learning to Be Still
“Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 What does that mean? To me, it means to stop and be quiet, to listen for God, even if I can’t hear anything. Too many times I take it upon myself to rush through life thinking…
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Non-Toxic Lifestyle with Beautycounter
Why am I choosing to live a non toxic lifestyle? Why am I making better choices for personal care products? Because now I know better! Now I know that the FDA does not regulate the ingredients that companies put in to their products nor do they require products to be tested for safety on human health. We’re working to change…
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