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Welcome to my little corner of the world where the cattle and horses graze in the pastures, gardens are being tended to, cats and dogs play, family and friends are gathering and pottery is being made.
Untie
I read a quote not long ago…"Don't cut what you can untie." At first, I thought it meant to not cut the pretty ribbon, but untie it for later use. I was reading Seven Thousand Ways to Listen, by Mark Nepo, one chapter was about patience. How the...
Learning to Listen
"A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions" Oliver Wendell Holmes I have been reading and studying about life, death, religion, listening, being still and just what I am suppose to be doing with myself. ...
My life changed…
I knew all my life that one day one of my parents would die. I took it for granted for so long. They were healthy, vibrant and full of life. As they got older, they slowed down a bit. Didn't take as many long walks, went to bed earlier. Maybe took a nap in the...
A check off my bucket list
I have always love clay. Whether it be play doh, stoneware or plain ol' mud. I loved the way the earthy mass feels in my hands. I have been hand sculpting for years, but I REALLY wanted my own wheel.Where I can put my whole body behind it. I finally got my own...
Spring
This time of year is my favorite! New life Renewal Good things growing in the garden New journeys New friends A time to drink it all in. Spring gives me hope. For me, it is a time for a redo, a time to get it right. This is my time of...
I hold on
I was was listening to Dierks Bentley's song "I hold on". It is about things that matter the most . our families.. Our freedom Our faith Our love I have been working on de-stressing and simplifying. This song...
Almost spring!
It isn't quite spring yet. In fact, yesterday it was 82 degrees. I sat on my porch barefoot and in a tee shirt. Right now I have on insulated underwear, a heavy sweater sitting next to a fire while it sleets outside in the 19 degree temperature. Texas, wait...
Recharge
Sometimes life can throw stuff at you and you better be ready to catch it. It could be sink or swim. Life's stuff have left me feeling a little frazzled.. twisted.. and guarded. If I let go of the things that have been weighing me down.. Things that I have magnified...
The quiet one
Steve is a very quiet man. A deep thinker. He is a good man, kind to others, animals and children. Steve has worked hard all of his life. He is a sucessful business man, but his heart belongs on the ranch. This is where he...
Courage = Grateful = Consistency
It is a new year. A new year to start my resolutions….again… Lose 10 lbs, start running again….eat healthier….blah, blah, blah.I have been making those same resolutions for 30 years or more, with some success…more or less. But this year I have different...
Happy New Year!
I wish you all a very happy, blessed New Year! See you in 2014! xo Cindy
Wandering
It may be that when we no longer know what to do, we have come to our real work; and that when we no longer know which way to go, we have begun our real journey. The mind that is not baffled is not employed. The impeded stream is the one that sings. -Wendell Berry We...
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