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BIG Announcements!
Big Announcements! #1. My website and business e-mail account are both up and running again. (Finally!!) Thanks for bearing with me while things were down for the last month! #2. I’m going to be making some changes to JoyfulArtsStudio.com. I’m clearing things out and keeping only the essentials. It will be simplified to...
Noah's Banana Nut Bars
I don’t actually have a photo of these because they all got eaten up! (Note to self, take picture before serving yummy goodies to guests.) My four year old son, Noah made these bars by himself, with just minimal guidance from me (I read the directions out loud and put them in the oven.)...
Mountains
This is where I spent my weekend! These are the Blue Ridge Mountains in Asheville, NC. This image was taken while driving down the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway. I have lots of thoughts roaming around inside my head trying to compose themselves into an inspiring blog post. But, they are just swirling around and I am...
The Present
This afternoon I am sitting outside working on editing my book. I came across a passage I had written that mirrored a conversation I just had with a friend. We were talking about the meaning of the phrase “living in the moment.” Since it seems important that I share(and remember) this message, I thought...
Playtime!
My family and I spent the weekend camping and enjoying an outdoor festival of music and art. Out in fields of grass, we listened to live music, danced, hula hooped and made crafts. It was a fantastic way to reconnect with nature, each other and our Creative Selves. I think we all could...
Zucchini Bread (veganized)
I recently revamped this zucchini bread recipe to bring to Easter dinner. It was so YUMMY that I made it again for a pot luck this past weekend. It keeps disappearing so quickly I’m starting to think I need to double the recipe and keep a few loaves for myself 🙂 As with all...
Building Community
”If people come together in a spirit of cooperation, understanding, compassion, joy, peace, love and mutual blessing, imagine the energy they generate!” – Jafolla I don’t think I could count how many times I have met someone new in this area, we’ve gotten to talking about spirituality and at some point they have said...