This was amazing to read. Like Kristina said, I love this shift for you and so appreciate you sharing the ways you’re rooted in such a time of untetheredness. So inspiring. Everything always resonates on a soul level. And your blessings and reminders for us at the end! ❤️ I look so forward to the harvest season with my husband and three kids, and so much of that is because of what I have learned and remembered from you.
Thank you so much, Samantha! This makes me so incredibly happy to hear--and fills my heart with hope, too. I am always intimidated when I feel pulled toward change, but your encouragement is inspiring and fortifying. Sending so many blessings to you in this time of turning, harvest, family and creation. <3<3<3
This is so beautiful, and so informative! I have never heard of the tradition of keeping grain from the last harvest to plant at Imbolc. It reminds me of my tradition of keeping some of my burnt yule log to start the following year's yule fire with. I also love the invitation to letter writing and making simples! I am going to add it to my list!
Thank you so much, Kristin! And yes, the Yule log tradition is very similar--I love the awareness of cycle in both year to year, the generational transmission in the act. So glad you are going to add letter writing and simples to your list too--may all weave with you in joy. <3
I love everything about this post, and this shift for you. I’ve never enjoyed Halloween, but a few years ago I let my spouse take over the pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating for the children, while I focus on creating our ancestor dinner. It’s so delightful to create dishes from our various lineages! The kids enjoy all the aspects of the holiday, and I get to reclaim a time for ancestral connection.
Thank you so much, Kristina! I'm so glad you love it. And your Halloween tradition is amazing--such a powerful reclaiming and infusing the day with meaning. My home was similar, so lovely for your children to have a range of holiday fun. <3
This was amazing to read. Like Kristina said, I love this shift for you and so appreciate you sharing the ways you’re rooted in such a time of untetheredness. So inspiring. Everything always resonates on a soul level. And your blessings and reminders for us at the end! ❤️ I look so forward to the harvest season with my husband and three kids, and so much of that is because of what I have learned and remembered from you.
Thank you so much, Samantha! This makes me so incredibly happy to hear--and fills my heart with hope, too. I am always intimidated when I feel pulled toward change, but your encouragement is inspiring and fortifying. Sending so many blessings to you in this time of turning, harvest, family and creation. <3<3<3
This is so beautiful, and so informative! I have never heard of the tradition of keeping grain from the last harvest to plant at Imbolc. It reminds me of my tradition of keeping some of my burnt yule log to start the following year's yule fire with. I also love the invitation to letter writing and making simples! I am going to add it to my list!
Thank you so much, Kristin! And yes, the Yule log tradition is very similar--I love the awareness of cycle in both year to year, the generational transmission in the act. So glad you are going to add letter writing and simples to your list too--may all weave with you in joy. <3
I love everything about this post, and this shift for you. I’ve never enjoyed Halloween, but a few years ago I let my spouse take over the pumpkin carving and trick-or-treating for the children, while I focus on creating our ancestor dinner. It’s so delightful to create dishes from our various lineages! The kids enjoy all the aspects of the holiday, and I get to reclaim a time for ancestral connection.
Thank you so much, Kristina! I'm so glad you love it. And your Halloween tradition is amazing--such a powerful reclaiming and infusing the day with meaning. My home was similar, so lovely for your children to have a range of holiday fun. <3