Family of 5 and our homestead life in a 500 square-foot cottage on the island of Maui
“In the quiet rhythm of the needle and thread, find the stillness of the present moment.” - Corrie ten Boom So much anxiety. I could feel it creeping into my heart each day leading up to the holidays this past year. My desire to make memories with my family was constantly overshadowed by the expectations… Continue reading Learning to Quilt
"There are always flowers for those who want to see them." - Henri Matisse A surprisingly warm wind rushes past, sliding thin droplets of rain across my face. It's 5 a.m. and I'm leaning over our deck watching the remnants of tropical storm Calvin pass by in the distance. Today's forecast: rain and potential flooding. Yet,… Continue reading Summer Storm, Summer Flowers
We've had a great Mother's Day weekend over here. Yesterday, the kids helped me deliver flower bouquets and chocolate chip cookies along with sleeves of ripe apple-bananas (that Ken had recently harvested from our yard!) to our neighbors in celebration of the sweet mothers on our street. Fun fact: I love arranging flowers. I used… Continue reading Mother’s Day 2023
And just like that, more than a month has gone by since my previous post. Here we are in late March, me sitting at my corner spot in the dining nook listening to the pitter-pat of rain as it slips down our aluminum awning. I woke up at 4 a.m. in pain, the kind of… Continue reading Pain, old friend
I sat with my anger long enough, until she told me her real name was grief." Boiling hot water poured over lemon juice with a teaspoon of local Maui honey, a cup of cozy to welcome in this chilly spring morning. My top covered in a sweater, my legs wrapped in a fleece blanket, just… Continue reading Healing, like Grief, is not Linear
Little Maui Family 