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Our annual attempt at family photos…. this year went surprisingly well, without any complaining or resistance to sit in one place for five minutes! I guess we are maturing!

The Summer just seems to be flying by. Between flooded basements and out-of-town visitors, we haven’t been able to all sit down together for a little “circle time” for awhile. So, today, we purposely scheduled it in, and spent a half hour or so “unplugged” and connecting. Today we talked about self-care, and how important it is to care well… Read more »

Flo’s friend, Megan, came back from Montana, braving a twelve day stay with our family to visit with Flo. Despite our basement flooding twice right before she arrived, and several other stressful events, she and Flo had fun hanging out, visiting old friends and just catching up and creating some new memories. As I get ready to go to sleep to… Read more »

After noticing a sizable black spot, that looked like mold, on the ceiling of our bedroom closet, we had to force ourselves not to think the worst. After our recent basement floods and failed HVAC system, we were thinking maybe a leaky roof or condensation causing mold. Oh no! Since it was nighttime, and the coolest time to check things out… Read more »

We have a crazy schedule this week, so we had to schedule our May Day or Beltane family circle a couple days prior to May 1st. Nonetheless, we talked about the significance of the day, the shifts in seasons, and the things we’re looking forward to this Summer. The beginning of summer heralds an important time, for the winter is… Read more »

It was late by the time everyone sat down, but we wanted to just take a few minutes to reflect on a few of the spiritual traditions that lend meaning to the day [to us]. We are at the midway point between Winter and Spring. Candlemas or Imbolc is a day of hope and light. It is a time to… Read more »

Despite our household being besieged with coughing, stuffy noses, sinus headaches, and just general seasonal health hurdles, we have really enjoyed the season, thus far. December always finds us busy, sometimes overwhelmed by scheduling challenges, but always grateful for the abundance in our lives, including great community and family togetherness. Joe’s birthday was on the 11th of the month, having… Read more »

We had a nice day just staying home. We relaxed, connected with a family circle, drew funny pictures of turkeys, ate some yummy foods, visited with Grandma when she and Tom stopped by, watched some I Love Lucy episodes, made some grateful noise with drums and rounded out the day with Flo and I going to see the movie “The… Read more »

Photo of Joe and Zofia a few months ago at theconsignment shop, while Flo and I were shopping. For the month of November, our family is embarking on a “media reduction” challenge. We already do not have cable TV or video game consoles, so mainly we are sending the kids’ tablets to Grandma’s house, and allowing fairly free access to… Read more »

Once again, everyone was busy and it was hard to get us all in one spot long enough to relax and focus. But, we did succeed. We started with a Three Realms Meditation called The Tree of Life. Then, we asked for a little divinatory guidance, using Tarot, reflecting on our thoughts in our family journal. We created a little… Read more »