Finding Serenity in the Chaos

A High Summer Garden Journal Entry + Some Life Lessons

Show off your onion and bush bean harvests with this simple salad

And how doing so taught me that friends are actually important in life…

And I hope this post doesn't jinx that.

Somewhat explaining my 5-month absence with a facepalm and my tail between my legs…

There’s a big life secret in sourdough. It’s a beautiful partnership between our hands and the invisible gifts on this earth, that results in nourishment of our bodies and souls. We learn humility, because sourdough can be fickle and we are never fully in control (hint: we’re not supposed to be), and we practice faith in the unseen. Here’s why you should be making sourdough bread.

Winter often brings an increase in darkness, and with that some people experience an increase in anxiety, sadness, and fear. Why do we fear the darkness so much? Why does it bring out the worst in ourselves? Is there another way to look at this time of year? Yes, you bet there is. In fact, these months provide a really beautiful opportunity to turn inward and be honest with ourselves… if only we have the courage to do so.