A Quiet Life: My 2025 Update

By Lara | |

I am no longer waiting for a special occasion; I burn the best candles on ordinary days.I am no longer waiting for the house to be clean; I fill it with people who understand that even dust is Sacred.I am no longer waiting for everyone to understand me; It’s just not their taskI am no…

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2025 Goal Setting: 2024 Year in Review

By Lara | |

Hello, dear friends. Happy New Year! Let’s take a look back at 2024 before we move ahead, shall we? One blog post can never accurately capture a year of one’s life, with all its pain and joy, but this process helps me see the way forward. Reflection reaps rewards. My word for 2024 was new,…

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December Goals

By Lara | |

Open your hearts ere I am gone,And hear my old, old story;For I am the month that first looked downOn the beautiful Babe of glory.You never must call me lone and drearBecause no birds are singing;Open your hearts, and you shall hearThe song of the angels ringing. — “What December Says,” by Mary B. C.…

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November Goals – a double post!

By Lara | |

Our twilight month November is,The evening of the year.The brilliant summer noontide leftA pallor soft and clear.– Ruby Archer I love thinking of this month as the “evening of the year.” Isn’t that wonderful? It ushers in a coziness, a quietness, and a pull towards intentionality in these final days of 2024. A quiet winding…

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September Goals

By Lara | |

Golden in the garden,Golden in the glen,Golden, golden, goldenSeptember’s here again!Golden in the tree tops,Golden in the sky—Golden, golden, goldenSeptember’s going by!– Annette Wynne It was an abundant August. Homeschool was in full swing, and we horsed around Primland once more (this time with kiddos!). We also hiked over Labor Day weekend in the North…

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