Free Spirit

Monday, February 8, 2010

"When it is dark enough, you can see the stars."

-Persian Proverb (Three Cups of Tea By. Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin)

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

The best dairy free hot chocolate ever! <3

Ingredients

3 tablespoons canned coconut milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons white sugar
4 1/2 teaspoons cocoa powder
1 dash ground cinnamon
1 cup boiling water

Directions

Stir together coconut milk, vanilla extract, sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon in a large mug. Add boiling water and stir until the sugar has dissolved.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Amore senza limite.

Monday, October 26, 2009

If you do not stand firm in your faith,

you will not stand at all.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Grandma <3

Grams, you were such an amazing, beautiful, strong person!

It was 2 years ago we were told you only had days. You fought so hard, for so long.

I can't even imagine the pain you went though, and how hard your last weeks were.

We miss you dearly, but we know you're in a better place now, no longer suffering and at peace.

A memory:

I was about 6 years old. I was lucky enough to go on vacation with my Grandma and Grandpa. I don’t remember where in Kelowna we were, but camping somewhere anyway. We had just pulled in to the campsite, and my Grandma had sent me off to play while they unpacked the RV. She warned my not once, not twice, not even three time….but four of five times, NOT to go into the creek that ran behind the camp site.

Well, Me and my adventurous self, and fantastic listening skills went off playing Pocahontas and singing “The Colors of the Leaves”. How could Pocahontas not go into the creek? She was Pocahontas! So engaged in my game and already forgetting what my Grandma had told me, I headed to the creek, and decided to cross it. I put my first foot in. It was cool and felt really nice cause it was so hot out. I took another step, and then another, but this time my flip-flop did not come out with my foot. I knew right away I was in trouble. What was I going to do? How was I going to get my fancy sparkly, jelly favorite flip flop out?

I panicked and ran to Grandma crying. She looked at me and said, “I told you”. She went into the camper without another word to me. I stood there for a second, knowing I should have listened to Grandma. She came out a minuet later with a coat hook. I looked at her funny. She just asked me to show her where I was playing. Still crying about my shoe and knowing I was a ‘bad girl’, she got down on her hands and knees and started fishing with the coat hook. It seemed like forever…she fished, and fished for that stupid flip-flop and then she found it!!!

Grandma had saved the day!
I will never forget all the great times we shared!