Tag Archives: Faith

A new exciting adventure

Posted on March 4, 2015 by Yanic A.

I was in the back room yesterday, putting away clothes. Little Man was in the living room happily playing with a box (yep, all the toys in the world would never beat a good sturdy box) and Little Miss was … Continue reading →

Posted in 52 Project, Cultivation, Family Life, Gratitude, Life | Tagged adventure, challenges, children, Faith, Family, home, learning, letting go, life, mindfulness, slowing down | 51 Comments

Busy busy busy…

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Yanic A.

It’s been a crafting and “Christmasing” sort of week-end here! Our brand new Advent Calendar (beautifully crafted by my husband) went up on Sunday. We’ve started decorating and put up the outdoor lights. The house is so much more festive … Continue reading →

Posted in Crafting, Cultivation, Family Life, Gratitude, Knitting, Life, Parenting, Sewing, Simplicity | Tagged Advent, children, Christmas, crafts, Faith, Family, gratitude, holidays, home, knitting, life, sewing, slowing down | 33 Comments

And the trees keep falling…

Posted on November 13, 2014 by Yanic A.

Have you ever gone from elated to not so sure about something in less than 24 hours? I’m there now… This is the picture I posted 2 days ago about gaining so much light on our grounds due to our … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultivation, Life, Nature | Tagged Cutting down trees, Faith, home, learning, life, mindfulness, nature, outdoors | 18 Comments

A day of making.

Posted on September 3, 2014 by Yanic A.

Today was all about making… It was about dad making muffins for big and little people (vegan apple pumpkin muffins to be precise) and starting our journey down the sourdough starter road. It was about expanding on our own … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultivation, Family Life, Food, Food preservation, Gratitude, Simplicity | Tagged children, Faith, Family, gratitude, growing food, home, life, mindfulness | 8 Comments

Connected again, in so many ways – Gratitude

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Yanic A.

Hello again friends. Hoping all of you had a wonderful week-end and are enjoying a new week filled with happy moments. You know your soul has been restored when you can’t stop sharing with your husband the thoughts that fly … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddha, Cultivation, Family Life, Gratitude, Simplicity | Tagged children, Coming home, Faith, Family, gratitude, home, learning, life, me time, Tao | 12 Comments

Days of silence – Offline for 4 days

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Yanic A.

“To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.” ~ Chuang Tzu I’m off for a few days : This is the period of my yearly Tao retreat. Once my children will be older, my husband and I will … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddha, Cultivation, Family Life, Healing | Tagged children, Faith, Family, healing, home, learning, letting go, life, meditation, quiet, reading, time | 11 Comments

Today felt like summer – Gratitude

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Yanic A.

Today, I’m grateful for… new feathery friends to come. blooms that surprise us by saying hello much sooner than we had thought. plants in the soil and warm nights ahead. unexpected night time storms and our gifts of resourcefulness. first potato … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Life, Gardening, Gratitude, Outdoors | Tagged birds, children, connection, Faith, Family, gratitude, healing, home, life, mindfulness, outdoors, spring | 4 Comments

Lost in the blogosphere – Reset Button Please!

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Yanic A.

“Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.” ― Gautama Buddha It’s been a rough last week. For the last 6 days, I’ve been dealing with quite a few insane situations here on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddha, Family Life, Healing, Life | Tagged children, connection, Faith, Family, healing, home, letting go, life, me time, quiet, slowing down | 36 Comments

Mind Body Love – a wonderful Ebook by mothers for mothers

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Yanic A.

This morning, I would love to share with you a wonderful Ebook that I was lucky enough to download this morning. With my friend Kim‘s permission (author of the wonderful blog Mothering with Mindfulness and contributor to this lovely initiative), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Life, Mind Body Love, Reading | Tagged book, connection, cooking, crafts, ebook, Faith, Family, home, letting go, life, me time, meditation, mindfulness, mother, motherhood, nature, outdoors, quiet, reading, slowing down, time | 4 Comments

Letting go – Smiling on the path of destruction

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Yanic A.

“Resolve to be tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and tolerant with the weak and wrong. Sometime in your life, you will have been all of these.” – Gautama Buddha This morning, I am reminding … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddha, Cultivation, Family Life | Tagged Buddha, children, Faith, Family, home, learning, letting go, meditation, mindfulness, Tao | 14 Comments