Amazing, isn't it? ;)

There's that word again...

Sunset

Getting the kids to bed in the summer months gives me the opportunity to witness many sunsets. When I was a little girl I was fascinated with the way the sky would turn into a parfait of color. This still calms me, and brings to mind the word that's been on my mind lately...grace. Everywhere I look, the word appears. Everywhere I look, grace appears. The sunset...one day ends and we rest before another begins...we get this chance every day. There it is, grace.

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Calm down, calm down

Sitting with a 5 year-old who really does not want to sleep at 9:58 PM is an exercise in...something. Patience, maybe, futility, most definitely. We have watched the sun set, we have discussed many a question such as "why does Santa wear red?" and "what animals have eyelids?" and other brilliant inquiries that seem to flood his little mind at bedtime. I remind him to take a deep breath, to let his body relax, be calm...but the energy of an almost-Kindergartener is bigger than any of my tactics. Eventually there is space between the questions and for the first time all day, actual silence. This is my meditation. My little Buddha is asleep.



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Holy delicious curry!

My friend Sherry at Exploits of a Vegan Wannabe posted a food blog search tool last week. I had not previously used this particular search tool so I was excited to give it a spin. I had some sweet potatoes on hand so I was looking for something creative to do with them...enter the genius that is Vegan Sweet Potato Coconut Curry, brought to us courtesy of Book Of Yum. I thought my head might explode with the delicious list of ingredients: sweet potatoes (obviously), coconut milk, almond butter, spinach....so many of my favorite things packed into one recipe! This was truly delicious served over brown basmati rice, with a side of fried tofu and blueberry peach salsa (an incongruent combo, I know, but pretty awesome!).

My cooking of late has been somewhat less than creative, so I was really excited to work with a combination I had not otherwise considered. Thank goodness for food bloggers! :)

That overwhelmed feeling

It is one I know all too well. I would love to be able to study a master class in maintaining a household while caring for multiple children. I know there are folks out there who do it all, and I have a great deal of respect for them. I am so grateful to be able to be where I am right now, parenting in the way I want to and devoting my time to LOVING these four beauties of mine. I just wish a magic house fairy could come take care of the rest. There has to be a way to do both...to be an attentive, loving, involved, dedicated parent while still getting stuff done. Anyone out there??? Does anyone know the answer?

Raw Brownies

I made these for the first time about a year ago, and loved them. My aunt gave me a delicious box of dates just yesterday, so I made some raw brownies this morning. The kids love them, especially G. You really can't go wrong with dates and almonds. Julie Morris and Alexandra Jaye both use walnuts for their recipe, but since I didn't have any on hand I substituted almonds, and added just a little water. Here is Julie's blog entry with the recipe, but be sure to check out Alexandra's video as well. Enjoy!