A BIT OF GRACE

My adventure today involved wandering outside to check on our tomato plants we've been growing this summer. We've been enjoying having fresh tomatoes again and some cucumbers. I was out having a look and noticed some branches getting a bit black on the edges. I thought “Something's going on” and I went to start trimming off a little bit of a few branches on one plant. I was working away trimming and no big deal, but then I started to notice a few little tomatoes had been chopped in half and eaten,

Have you ever been really excited to get something, then let down when it actually turned out to be something else? Yesterday I started preparing a mixed bean salad with a variety of vegetables. After making the salad dressing, I cut up lots of vegetables. It was quiet in the kitchen, a little Zen time as I sliced and diced the fresh produce. Next job was to open a can of bean medley, a fancy name for mixed beans. You've probably heard the expression "open up a can of worms", well I was about to

I'm going to share a story about how I handled a handle. It started months ago. We were having trouble with the handle on the back of our car. It's for the liftgate on our hatchback, so it’s a pretty important handle for any job where you need to put something into the back of the car. It had partly broken, was half attached and felt very fragile. Every time I had to pull that handle, I wondered if it would snap off in my hand. After dealing with it a few times, we took the car to the garage to find

Have you ever had the opportunity to go berry picking? I don't mean thekind that you'd pick up at the store. I used to do a lot of berry picking whenI was young, and it was a favorite activity. It usually also involved a chanceto go out for a picnic with my mom and grandfather, Cappy Guy. My mom wouldprepare the meal and pack it up for the three of us. We would take off inCappy's little car, which he never did seem to get, to handle how to shiftproperly. So I remember bouncing around while riding in

Being sensitive is not a weakness! Awareness and perception are our early warning system and a good thing to strengthen more and more. It’s not a weakness to be sensitive to the energy around us and notice what we feel. At first it can be unsettling to notice you are not feeling comfortable in a situation. It can happen anywhere, at a public event, a family gathering, at work or at home. Have you ever felt tired at the end a telephone call? We can be affected by the people in our surroundings, we

My Mother was an amazing cook who managed to feed a family of seven very well despite her limited budget. Her large vegetable garden provided heaps of vegetables in summer and delicious pickles all year. As a child I helped prepare, plant and harvest vegetables from that garden every summer.I felt respect for Nature when my hands were in the soft prepared earth, gently placing seeds in the soil. It requires patience to carefully plant at the right depth and space, sometimes one seed at a time. Next

Hi, my name is Julia Grace McCammon. Have you been going through some challenges in all these changing times in recent months? Me too. It's interesting to see what shows up for for myself and for other folks and how we observe things, and whether we get the clues or messages of how we can move forward. It certainly is a time of flexibility that's really required to get through all the different rules and regulations and steps we must take. Whether it's to go out to buy food or go to a restaurant or