A Birthday Request and a Gift for You
Birthdays sure have changed. As a little girl, I loved celebrating with my friends and taking treats to school to share with classmates (do kids still do that?). Then, for a very long season, I acted too cool to care and passed it off as just another year. These days,...
4 Ways Crafting Fuels Our Brain, Boosts Our Mood
It’s February, the epicenter of the “holiday drought” between New Years Day and Easter (Valentine’s Day doesn’t count). Not much is happening in this season of gray skies, dirty snowbanks and muddy trails. For those of us in the northern...
Life: Family Heritage in a Teacup
I usually drink my black tea in a mug, and always Brit-style with cream and sugar. Today, as I reached for my favorite mug, I changed course and uncovered my clay Brown Betty teapot to brew a full pot of tea. I slid open the china cabinet handed down to me by my...
The Greatest Accomplishment in Life
“The greatest accomplishment in life is to be what we are, which is God’s idea of what He wanted us to be when He brought us into being.” Thomas Keating, American Catholic monk I sat in a room full of strangers last Thursday, eight of us around a table, each...
A New Direction :: Give Yourself the Grace to Begin Again
Near the end of 2019, I did what many of us do. I made an assessment of the past year and considered some goals for 2020. Notice that I said goals, not resolutions. I’ve set resolutions in the past and I’ve learned that giving myself the ultimatum...Welcome to the farm!
I’m Ingrid, a lover of good coffee, great stories and heart-felt discussions. This is where I share my “slice of life” ponderings and invite you to join the conversation. For more about my family and our valley life, take a walk around Selah Pond. I’ll meet you at the cabin!
