a blessingway for two

Today we sat in circle as women, sisters and mothers. We sang, nurtured and painted with henna. We enveloped these two beautiful pregnant women with love.

Each women bought a bead. The beads will be strung together and a necklace will be made to provide strength and courage for their birthing journeys.

My two friends will be birthing their babies in the safety of their own homes. After their babies are born - the women in their community will provide homemade meals for them. They will be supported and showered with love. Can you imagine if every women had this support after birth ...... just imagine.

There are so many ideas and things that you can do for a blessingway. For inspirations this book is perfect *Mother Rising : The blessingway journey into Motherhood

All these pregnant bellies are making me clucky!

may days

The last few weeks have been hectic. Lately, life has been run by schedules, measured week by week, term by term. It is not unusual for us all to be on the road by 7am. The boys run in a club at school or go to the school library for study. Afternoons are busy but we still manage (most nights) to eat our evening meal together. Sitting around a candle, chatting and listening to each others daily news. Once dishes are done, my boys are usually stuck in front of their computers - doing homework for a good couple of hours.

It's funny how life turns out. My life certainly feels like it has done a turn around, since the days of my boys primary school years, when they attended a quiet little Steiner school. But to be honest, these boys of mine are thriving and love the challenge of a academic and sporty high school. For me, I can only trust that they have had the grounding and gentleness of a peaceful childhood which will enable them to handle this new pace.

On the flip side, my days between school hours are balanced with my little one and I doing as little as possible outside of our home. Apart from a small mama's group that meets fortnightly, the little one and I keep life pretty simple. There are no plans for her to attend any kind of kindy or childcare. I totally respect what other parents choose, I really do and for some parents I know there is no option but, to go back to work. I think every family has to work out what is right for them and this is what is right for us. Having two teenagers has reminded me how quickly this time goes and it is just too precious to miss out on.

Our days between 8 and 3 are filled with little bits of craft, lots of imaginative play, walks around our neighbourhood, cooking and preparing meals for the evenings and to burst my bubble, a few two year old tantrums are thrown in there too.

On another note, I like the idea of summarising what is alive in me each month. My new little idea (which I am sure other bloggers may do) is to note a few of my months happenings. So here is May.....


May has been

. finding my needles again and catching the knitting bug

. exploring new recipes and juicing every morning

. reading this book and being inspired by it's beauty and simplicity for early childhood

. watching and listening to my boys play their violins in concerts and quartets

. falling in love with papercraft and attending this creative women's classes

. taking steps towards studying a course at home.

Loving this quote:

'A hundred years from now,

it will not matter what my bank account was,

the sort of home I lived in,

or the kind of car I drove;

but the world may be different

because

I was important to the life of a child. '

Anonymous

the ones I love

Sometimes it's not

till you stop

and look

at a image

of the ones

you love

that you realise

how incredibly

fortunate

and grateful

you are.

These 3 souls are my children and my greatest teachers and the best part of my world. Yes, life is good.

happy hour

The thing is our little home is not always peaceful.

Between the afternoon hours of 5 to 7 things can get pretty hectic around here. I have been guilty of calling this time"hell hour". There is always a flurry of activity going on.... computers on with boys doing homework, pots boiling on the stove, phone ringing hot (because I refuse to answer it) and nearly always a toddler around my ankles fussing. All these factors contribute to a grumpy mama and that equals a grumpy house.

My biggest son had noticed the pattern we had all gotten into. He asked if we could try something new for a while. His suggestion, to only say and do positive things from 5 til 7. He said it would be interesting to see if it made a difference to our stressful afternoons.

I just love when my kids come up with creative ideas. We decided that a name change was a must. Josh came up with the idea "happy hour". I love it all. We are nearly a week into it and boy what a difference it has made!

We are working like a positive team and if one person relapses the others offer positive reminders.


Wishing you a wonderful start to your week and many hours of happiness.

sometimes it hard....

the constant day to day demands of 3 busy children, meals to be made, clothes to be washed. I sometimes find myself lost in it all. It is hard to keep the spiritual perspective of parenting in my mind when I get lost in all things that need to be done ..... so just when I needed it, I came across one of my favorite verses which I read and automatically felt better. It reminds me that my job as a mother is truly the most important and precious thing I can ever do.

Into my will
Let there pour strength,
Into my feeling
Let there flow warmth,
Into my thinking
Let there shine light,
That I may nurture this child
With enlightened purpose,
Caring with heart's love
And bringing wisdom
Into all things.

Rudolf Steiner

A Day in the Garden

This is my first blog. I started this blog because I felt like my life was just passing me by. The moment I decided that I was going to start blogging I knew that my life would change in many ways. I know that I will appreciate the small things that would have gone unnoticed. My baby girls funny giggle, my sons frequent violin playing while I'm on the phone, my dining room table overflowing with unfinished craft projects. Taking time to write them down has already brought me so much joy.

This is my first photo post and I felt inspired to post these beautiful photo's of my blue eyed girl -Grace

Gracie was happy to sit and enjoy the sunshine as the camera clicked away.

I look forward to creating my next post,

Bee x