Life.Planted.

May we raise children who love the unloved things – the dandelion, the worms and spiderlings. Children who sense the rose needs the thorn & run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards sun… And when they’re grown & someone has to speak for those who have no voice may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the ones. -Nicolette Sowder

January has sure been interesting so far- is it over yet? Three weeks ago I got my first wisdom tooth, that was causing an infection and a bad toothache extracted. I was nervous, but it literally took less than a minute to take out and it was done, no more pain! It didn't bother me at all after, no swelling, no pain. Just a hole in my gums, which of course makes it hard to chew on the left side. It's almost all healed now. Then the night after I was unpacking a box that was pushed away in the spare room from moving and I took a few things out to carry downstairs and slllllipppp......I fell. I fell hard right down those stairs. Two bruised elbows and a bruised tailbone causing immense amount of pain which is still there unfortunately. We got to make dinner and spend a evening hanging out with Ben's brother playing silly games and I got to go make a little lunch for my sister in law another day. I went over to spend a few hours with her and my two nieces. We ate...