Religion isn’t about believing things. It’s ethical alchemy. It’s about behaving in a way that changes you, that gives you intimations of holiness and sacredness. -Karen Armstrong There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. -Albert Einstein…
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Bluebirds of Happiness
When nature made the blue-bird she wished to propitiate both the sky and the earth, so she gave him the color of the one on his back and the hue of the other on his breast. -John Burroughs My ear for bird calls is getting pretty good. Not that I walk about and consciously think,…
Today is National Kids & Pets Day! (Giveaway)
Happiness is a warm puppy. -Charles Schultz I don’t know that I’ve properly introduced the newest addition to the family: the Dogness, also known as Jimmy. He was a shelter dog. The day we went to the Humane Society, Cass was feeling unwell and was worn out by all the high-energy, barking, younger dogs. She…
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution
You say you want a revolution Well, you know We all want to change the world ~The Beatles There are so many things I want to say about this show, I’m not even sure how I want to begin. If you don’t know anything about it, a quick overview: Jamie Oliver, aka the Naked Chef,…
A sage thing is timely silence, and better than any speech.Plutarch It’s quiet outside today; I suppose the birds are hunkered down in anticipation of more rains to come. Rain always makes me feel a little quiet, a bit introspective. Over the weekend the kids and I went to the Great Green Expo, and Cassidy…
The Winnah!
Win as if you were used to it, lose as if you enjoyed it for a change. Ralph Waldo Emerson Hey, I can’t believe I forgot to mention I won something for one of my photos- in the “Snow Babies: Winter Fun Photo Contest.” It was that photo of my kids being smartasses and building…
Get Wild, Child: National Wildlife Week & the "National Day of Unplugging"
I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it. Alice Walker In case you didn’t know, this week- March 15th-21st- is National Wildlife Week, and I signed the pledge to “Be Out There.” (You should sign, too!) And the weather has cooperated so nicely;…
Happy National Napping Day (and a Giveaway!)
There is more refreshment and stimulation in a nap, even of the briefest, than in all the alcohol ever distilled. ~Ovid Turn your clocks ahead yesterday? It’s a yearly move that messes my cycles and rhythms up more and more as I get older, and then just when I’ve adjusted we turn the blasted things back…
This Bugs Me: Lice-Preventing Shampoo
I ran across a blog this week that was hosting a giveaway for Zippity Doo’s- Children’s Daily Use Hair Care Products that Help Prevent Lice! OK, I’m not even going to mention the seemingly unnecessary apostrophe in the product name, as that is just me being nit-picky (hee!). I’m also not going to discuss the…
