My dad sent these photos of the first day of spring in my New Jersey hometown. Wow! Not very springy. They've gotten pummeled with snow this winter, and mom says they were just seeing the grass for the first time before this storm hit. Look at the snow on those gorgeous evergreen trees. Still, I'd choose our Texas spring over this, for sure!
I was so inspired after watching video after video of Farm To Table Family tonight that I had to write this and share with you. Here's a smattering of things that have been inspiring me lately to be more free, more healthy, more who I am. Maybe they will inspire you too...
First, Farm To Table Family on PBS. The light...the fun...the beautiful food...the simplicity and joy of cooking simple, healthy food for your family. I'm in love with this little Asian family, and you don't even hear them talk. Watching these videos has inspired me so much. I tend to keep my kids busy while I'm cooking so I can just be a busybody and have that time to myself. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with that, but something resonated with me deeply to see how much her children are involved in growing, foraging, and cooking and baking in the kitchen. Not only licking spoons but scooping avocados, icing the cakes, kneading the dough. We do let our oldest cook a bit, but I tend to get stressed when she's helping me. A great pointer in this video - prep ingredients ahead of time in little bowls, then invite your child in to help. So. Much. Smoother. And Norah is old enough now to sit on the counter with me and be more involved, but until these videos, I still had her on the floor playing with Tupperware.
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There are just too many good magazines out there, and I want to read all of them!
First, Organic Gardening is now Organic Life Magazine, and the first issue comes out soon. We already subscribe to Organic Gardening, which has been so beautiful and always included so much more than gardening. I'm excited to see the direction they take it now that it's changed. Organic Life, get in my mailbox!
Next, Taproot. Gorgeous, just gorgeous. I could frame the covers. "Taproot celebrates farm, food, family and craft through writing, photography and the arts, both fine and domestic." Um, yes, please.
Deeply Rooted is another beautiful, artistic magazine I've become acquainted with that I simply must read. You purchase each issue separately, and it's more like a book. "Deeply Rooted Magazine serves to be a light in the midst of the things that work overtime to steal our attention and affection away from God. Through our publication, we deliver incredibly rich content, written and created by published authors, pastors, real women, and talented artists."
And finally, Bella Grace. I saw this magazine on someone's Instagram and went to the magazine's website to investigate. I bought the current issue for a friend for her birthday and I'll admit, I wanted to keep it when I was flipping through the pages! The magazine was a work of art. "Bella Grace is a special publication devoted to discovering magic in the ordinary. Our aim is to touch the souls of our readers through beautifully penned stories and striking photographs that capture life's beautiful journey." Swoon.
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I'm Christine. believer. idealist. writer. artist. treehugger. wife. mama. daughter. sister. friend.
just trying to see the beauty and share with others along the way. {learn more}
"This is your life, this is your real life, and you are living it. Your life is not going to start later. This is it, it is now. It's funny how a person can be so busy that they forget that this is it. This is my life."
~ Lee Smith
