Beyond the Garden Gate

Hi everyone, as promised in my instagram account I will start to share my journals and some behind the scene pictures of our adventures... Its Spring in our beautiful area and with spring comes the best season... strawberry season! Seriously eatting a strawberry when it is in season is a glorious experience the juicy sweet mouth watering flavors. Eatting seasonally is seriously the best way to experience food, hopefully I have inspired you to go to the farmer's market and try them out. With that said my in laws have a huge strawberry patch and I love picking the berries, it's almost like a meditation... the fresh smells of soil, the sun in my face, the breeze in my hair, being fully in the moment (the iky slimy slugs i can do with out but its part if nature so i guess I'll keep sharing the berries lol)  this past week we ended up with a ridiculous amount of berries and my father in law asked me to bake some muffins (they are not very sweet) and since they were s

Hi everyone, I know it has been a while since the last post, a few things happened in our life and I gave myself the time I needed and grace to fully focus (more on that later) The good news is I am back and with a powerful topic! A few weeks ago I was feeling completely depleted as a mom and wife and woman. I realized I had been putting myself last and was feeling the consequences! It made me think of how us mamas by nature we are nurturers, we want to take care of everyone and yet we forget to take care of us, or feel "guilty" doing so. But let me tell you mamas WE are the ones that keep the family going, they depend on us, our kids, home and hubbies count on us, and we can't fulfill the calling that God sent us if we feel empty, we feel stuck, we are running on fumes, and snapping at everyone in our path. Yes, believe it or not we are the most important ones and yet we tend to treat ourselves like we don't matter. We need to make US a priority so that we can s