Words from the Heart

"For Everything There Is a Season..." As I walk each morning, I have come to appreciate the beauty the Creator surrounds us in.  Watching the changes of the seasons over the past few weeks, gives new understanding of how amazing Mother Earth is.  A short time, two months to be exact, life here looked dismal.  Today, it is vibrant with growth, and birdsong.  We have so much to be grateful for in this life! The following photos show the progression of the seasons here in and around the Enchanted Cottage. April - sudden glimpses of new life Enchanted Cottage One of our many gardens Garden at the front of the house Striped pansy! Spring coming to the neighbors farm Entrance to a Neighbor's Garden   Fields Waiting for the Plow May - splashes of color everywhere   Tulips and Daffodils Brighten the Path   Path to the Fire Pit New Flower Bed in Progress Kitchen Garden Garden at the Front of the House The PGM Rhododendron in i...

Image by jondoig via Flickr   Cheyenne Grandmother Margaret Behan Gives a Blessing Mother Earth is in big trouble and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand the implications. We are killing the very Life that sustains us.   The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers has been coming together each year, since 2002, to collectively and creatively bring awareness to the problems that we all face and to offer ideas that bring healing and change. This group of elder women from around the world, will meet this year in Anchorage to call on the Creator for "Healing the Spirit from the Light within."  These amazing women are no strangers to the creative powers. Creativity helps solve problems.  Our over consumption of electricity is killing our planet.  The link here ( Virtual Lantern ) offers an idea the Grandmothers have suggested to creatively get people aware of the electricity we waste.  On this site, people a...