My son cooked dinner

 Good morning!! Best dinner at Z's bakeraunt last night. It was so tasty and love the dedication of the chef to offering supportive and nutritious options on his menu. Next time I may pay in cash instead of kitchen duty.

Love my son and his love for cooking

#ThankyouGod #nurturewholheartedness #gifted #startyoung

Drinking in a new day

 Good morning! The circumstances that brought me to this point of early awakening this morning are multi-faceted for your perspectives to enjoy....birds singing, mind racing....however, my happiness mojo is on the flow and I am drinking it up!

Enjoy this great day!

#ThankyouGod #alreadydone #fullestdetails #enjoythefeast

I decided to join in on the last stretch of the morning chorus

 Me: hehehe DOH!

hubby: You're weird.

Me: I missed a note and messed it up...I wonder if he will sing to me again. BTW, You're weird too because you married me

This morning I decided to join in on the last stretch of the morning chorus (the mass of birds that sing each morning...its like an orchestra before the sun fully rises). I chose to mimic the chickadee song....and I got it right Then the chickadee added a funky twist of notes at the end and I was not getting it right LOL...so the bird sang just a simple two-note song until I got it right and then built up to the song I could whistle and then tried for the more "complicated" song and I didn't get it right again.....gotta work on my bird songs for next time

#funwithnature #soinclusive #lovesongbirds

Do you know what "thank you" sounds like?

 Good morning!! Do you know what "thank you" sounds like? I gave myself the challenge of conveying the feeling of thank you to others and this is what came to me.....mmmmmmmmmmmm! (and that sound triggers quite the series of responses in our bodies). So today, I will be walking around making the "mmmmmm" sound with a smile on my face. Will you try it with me?

Have a great and mmmmmmm-y day!

#ThankyouGod #mmmm #gratitude #lovelovelovetoinfinity

Stumble my way through in contentment

 Good morning! Dropping eggs, spilling spaghetti...feeling awkward in my own skin...Wassup? Either way, glad I have things planned for today and I can stumble my way through the rest of the day with a smile on my face. Will enjoy living and loving....my happiness does not rest within circumstance...it just is.

Have a beautiful and enjoyable day

#ThankYouGod #livinglovingFully #preciousBreath #preciousSpirit

Balance is more productive

 Good morning! Is it just me or does it seem like I am getting less done with more daylight hours? Or am I stuffing the gibbies out of my days with more to do? All the same, less sleep and go go go is not sustainable.... but for today, it is done and I am happy in it.

#ThankyouGod #morningsurprises #'tistheBlissofLife #itAllworksoutIntheEnd

There is room for more and more love

 Good morning! We can always love more...the more and more that people around me continue to struggle and be frustrated, I know there is room enough in this world and in our hearts, and in our thoughts and in our feelings each day for more and more love.

As I realize this within myself (in not trusting more fully) I choose to hold the space specifically for more Love, not for more of what is "not" love to move in and settle in its place.

EnJOY a beauty-full and love-filled day.

#thankyouGod #ThankyouJesus #divineexample #infinitedivinity #lovealways!

I'm changed!

 WOAH!! WOW!! I just realized that I changed....OVERNIGHT! LOL as we all do...what a great new day to experience a great and new me, in a great and new world...

Have a GREAT day and a FABULOUS Looooooonnnnngggg weekend!! (oooo something new and fun! Thanks FB) #ThankyouGod #sunnyskies #newsetpoints

Ask first! Do not "chemical" other people's children without permission

 I bathed him...washed his clothes and thinking I may have to soak him in vinegar to get the bug spray out of his skin. If it's not coming from a natural source of essential oils, then it will not be on me or my kidlets.

I use a natural product with lemon oil, and sage oil. I make a lotion with a neutral, unscented base and add a few drops of eucalyptus, tea tree and neem oil. Going to be working on a new mix this year...

It is now mosquito season and also bug spray season. As much as we don't like the bites, bug spray is NOT like perfume that you can spray on all day long (and no, perfume should be a one spritz kinda deal as well, but oh well) Please be cautious to ask the parent before spritzing the kid...especially for families that are chemically sensitive.

#airbornetoxins #pesticides #sustainablechoices

busi-ness is not sustainable

 Good morning! Today is the last of the "blitz" days for us this week....but all this "blitzin'" around has helped me to realize that this busi-ness is not sustainable and....that even though it may not feel busy in the moment, where there are areas of mismanagement or stress definitely means that I am not where I need to be at some point in the day.....going into observer mode as I move through my day today...need to see this from a different viewpoint.

Have a beautiful, blessed, and peaceful day

#ThankyouGod #givemestrength #thanksforfamily

"Far away....inside" ...considering personal connection

 "Far away....inside"

Such a deep and profound thought....that we can be so near and yet so distant from that which we seek....it feels like it is in everything...proximity feels but an illusion based on our decision to "be" connected or not...hmmmm...

...and the best part is, this "deep thought" comes courtesy of....singing a song in my head, over and over, and over, and over again....with the wrong lyrics!! LOL!!!

Oh, dear "Echo Beach"....what does it all mean?!?!? HA!

#ThankyouGod #meditate #omniscience #everpresent

Celebrate, as the birds do, the coming of the light in each new day.

 Good morning!! The dawn chorus sings again this morning. They have been out for a few weeks now....Last week was one of my favourite moments.

Obviously NOT a song bird, there was a bird that decided it would join in on the morning chorus (the birds in the neighbourhood ALL start to sing about an hour before the sun rises....and the sun rises quite early now)....just outside my bedroom window LOL. It added its unique "CAW" to the beat, happy to share in this singing experience. The other birds stopped at first, but then continued on....because even though this "new" bird was not chirping in the same way, you could tell it was so happy to sing along.

I may not be getting much sleep lately, but I celebrate, as the birds do, the coming of the light in each new day.

Have a great and energized day!

#ThankyouGod #constantlight #morningrises

Ask yourself...'is "this" sustainable?'

 Good morning! This question ran through my head this morning....is "this" sustainable? Everything I did, I was looking to end "fruit" of it all. Not to see if it was worth it, but if it did not have benefit for others attached with love and joy, I adjusted my actions.

Living from joy and love today and hopefully tomorrow as well.

#ThankyouGod #Dayatatime

When it's too hot...gratitude for snow play

 Too hot outside for toddlers...risk of heat stroke...so glad they can play inside in a nice cool gym. Child's play really helps me to appreciate that a little bit of snow and preparation is more fun than too much heat. #funatwork #gratitudeforthingspast

Thank you Spring

 Good morning!! Warm weather...grass to cut, flowers bloomed and growing, and earlier moments with the sun. Thank you Spring for increasing my gratitude and gradual transitions. Now to figure out where I put all those lighter layers.

Have a great and sunny day!

#ThankyouGod #mountainoflaundry #movingforward

What if each thing you said was a prayer?

 Good morning!! What if each thing you said was a prayer? Even better still...what if all that we say are prayers? Just pondering on how that would sound like and be...

...I would bless more...have more hope for the trials in the lives of others...I would praise, thank, and appreciate those around me more...I would present my questions more before God...I would sit in the silence of awe and wonder more...

Enjoy a blissfully amazing day!! (my prayer for you )

#ThankyouGod #washedwithInspiration #partofDivineflow #thankyouJesus

Great new day

 Good morning!! Grateful for the early sunrise and clear skies. I love catching the sunrise.

Now to write out my gratitudes for the week and top off the jar .

Have a beautiful day!

#ThankyouGod #greatNewday

Recipe: Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers

I feel like quinoa tonight! Like quinoa tonight! (Okay, I am actually singing that and remembering my sister running through the kitchen YEARS ago trying to get me to laugh as I was doing my homework.  She would start in the living room, flapping her arms like a bird, running quickly past the length of the table, and singing... "I feel like chicken tonight! Like chicken tonight." That was a commercial...


Anyways, I have been feeling like having a recent recipe that our family had a month or two ago...stuffed peppers. Oddly enough, I haven't really it before (or maybe I have but don't recall), but I got inspired by my family complaining about eating rice, salad or potatoes all the time and figured it was time for a "drastic" change in the appearance and presentation of our side dishes. Hey man, when you are tired and in a hurry and not feeling very creative or inspired in the kitchen.....stuff happens.

Well "stuffed" happened and here is the recipe....

Stuffed Red Peppers

Makes 4 tall servings or 8 shorter servings

4 large bell peppers (cut in half for 8 servings, seeds and ribs cleaned out)
1 cup quinoa (dry measure)
1 cup ground beef (I use an organic grass fed source)
1/4 cup shitake mushrooms (finely chopped)
1 medium onion (chopped)
½ tsp Onion powder
½ tsp Garlic powder
½ tsp Paprika
Himalayan or unrefined sea salt
Black pepper
1 tsp Italian seasoning
½ tsp Cayenne pepper
½ tsp Nutmeg
½ tsp Basil(dried or 1/2 tbsp fresh chopped)
1 medium carrot (shredded)
1 cup chopped kale
½ can of tomato sauce
White cheddar - shredded (optional)

Directions

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan.then add quinoa. Reduce heat to medium-low, place a cover on the saucepan, and simmer until the rice is tender, about 40 minutes; transfer to a large mixing bowl.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Break ground beef into small pieces and place in the skillet. Add onion, mushrooms, and garlic; cook and stir until the beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Mix beef mixture into brown rice.
4. Stir tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and Italian seasoning into the rice mixture and season filling with salt and black pepper.
5. Arrange bell peppers in a baking dish. Spoon filling into bell peppers.
6. Bake in preheated oven until the peppers are tender, about 1 hour. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over the stuffed peppers to serve.



NOTE: Can substitute the ground beef for finely chopped mushrooms (I use dried shitake mushrooms rehydrated, finely chopped and sautéed...rich flavour...), and omit the cheese for a vegan recipe.

Appreciate and align

 Good morning! Beautiful, bright, bountiful, blessed, blissful....what a day so far!!! Now to get aligned with it

....Enjoy the bestest day EVER!!!

#ThankyouGod #quiettime #lounging #sunning #grounding #reading

Receive the gifts.

 Good morning!! Imagine receiving one lavish gift after another....bringing a shock of a smile to your face after each opening....can my smile get any bigger?? I feel like I am going to be brought to tears of overflowing joy soon

Now to get ready for this new day ahead....

Have a wonder-filled and beautiful day!

#ThankyouGod #AWEsomeness #abundantlyblessed