Family of 5 and our homestead life in a 500 square-foot cottage on the island of Maui
"The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.” Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the… Continue reading Thunderbird Falls, Alaska
"To the lover of pure wildness Alaska is one of the most wonderful countries in the world." ...it seems as if surely we must at length reach the very paradise of the poets, the abode of the blessed." - John Muir, Travels in Alaska Returning to all the old places we loved when Ken and… Continue reading Eklutna Lake, Alaska
June is here, and I am still wrapping my heart around it. I made it through one year of teaching middle school. What a blessing it was to be able to teach a classroom full of eighth graders, and seventh graders. We walked through US History, World History, Worldview and English Language Arts, among other… Continue reading Oh June!
To kickoff the start of summer vacation, Ken and I took our kids and my Mom to the Big Island for the week! What a treasure to travel with Grandma aka Gammie, a dream we've had for a while. Right after swim class last Saturday, we flew to Kona and rented a car and drove… Continue reading Aloha from the Big Island of Hawaii!
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
Little Maui Family 