Category Archives: Being Gentle and Kind

Encouragement From Afar

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

It is Saturday morning and it has been a long week. A week where I’ve wondered when my children’s needs will reduce, how to make certain rules/boundaries easier to follow, how to keep a house clean when no one else … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Adoption, Anxiety, Balance, Being Gentle and Kind, Home Management, Journeying, Motherhood, My Chlidren | 12 Comments

What I Won’t Compromise On

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

I mentioned yesterday I was keen to sit down and write a list of what I won’t compromise on when it comes to the simple life, I was inspired by my own post & the comments on the co-op about … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Fairtrade, Green Cleaning, Purpose Driven Life, Repairing Damage, Resisting Apathy, Show Love Always, Simple Green Frugal Coop, Simple Living and Reducing Stress, Simple Parenting, Simplicity | 10 Comments

Mistakes

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Yesterday was a day filled with mistakes – they were literally overflowing out of my cup. I’ll be perfectly frank, these were *my mistakes*.  I could try to blame the man who let the elevator shut in my face while I … Continue reading →

Posted in About Me, Being Gentle and Kind, Faith, Family Life, In Which I Embarrass Myself Most Profoundly, Journeying, Lessons Learned, Letters To Myself, Letters To Others, Personal Responsibility | 22 Comments

We ALL Have Gifts

Posted on May 5, 2011 by

Photo Credit One of my greatest concerns for people, is when they express they don’t feel they have a lot to offer or feel like they are stuck in a life without much joy. The truth is I’ve been there … Continue reading →

Posted in Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Do something, Easy Ways To Make A Difference, Faith, Family Expansion, Get Busy!, Giving, Goals, Good For The Soul, It's Not About Self, Making and Crafting, Making lemons out of lemonade, Personal Responsibility | 18 Comments

No Idols, No Hatred

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

“If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate” Elbert Hubbard

Posted in Being Gentle and Kind, Quotes

Circumstances

Posted on March 24, 2011 by

Photo Credit “Circumstances never cause our attitudes, they reveal them.” Kris Vallotton

Posted in Being Gentle and Kind, Quotes | 2 Comments

It Is Worth Remembering

Posted on March 16, 2011 by

Photo Credit “Is it worth remembering that for every disability, there is some corresponding gift” John Robison

Posted in Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Faith, Leap Of Faith, Lessons Learned, Special Needs Adoption | 6 Comments

A Look At Our Ancestors – Have We Really Moved Forward?

Posted on January 11, 2011 by

Photo credit Every now and then when my hands are busy knitting and my mind is enjoying a little reprieve, I’ll watch a program about genealogy. In the UK there is a fabulous series called Who Do You Think You … Continue reading →

Posted in Be Part Of The Solution Not The Problem, Being Gentle and Kind, Child Labour, Do something, Ethical Consumption, Personal Responsibility, Resisting Apathy | 23 Comments

Loving All

Posted on December 29, 2010 by

Photo credit “If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain. If I can ease one life the aching, or cool one pain, or help one fainting robin unto his nest again, I shall not … Continue reading →

Posted in Being Gentle and Kind, Purpose Driven Life, Quotes, Show Love Always | 4 Comments

Be Kind

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

“Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle” Plato

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