On the Journey

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Wonderful and creative Kerry Ann of Shabby Art Boutique created a year of wonderful calendars. A new size inspired me to assemble in a new way. See my calendar on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/03/21/my-minicalendar/ Thank you for your support and encouragement. Subscribe to be part of the community. When you click the Like button it is a great encouragement. Invite a friend to join...

The March bookstack was varied but good for body, mind and spirit. You can read this podcast on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/03/11/what-im-reading/ Let me know what you've been reading in a comment here or on the blog. Thank you for joining me here. Like - Subscribe - Invite others to join you here. 💕

All the back to the first Snail Mail published on the blog. It was meant to be a temporary diversion from the (short) lockdown that was taking place; Snail Mail is still going strong today. Read this issue and print it out from the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2020/09/15/september-snail-mail/ Thanks for stopping by today, friend. I hope you'll subscribe and become part of the worldwide...

My second knitted gnome this year and the 2024 Mystery KAL: Gnana! Visit the blog to see a photo of adorable Gnana (and click the LIKE button over there to let me know you stopped by to see her): https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/03/03/meet-gnana/ If you haven't subscribed to the podcast (or the blog) please take a moment to do so. And invite a friend to join us On the Journey. 💕

This episode goes back in time to September 10, 2020. Seasons in transition, autumn and spring, are wonderful times to assess what is working and what needs to change. Though many have fallen off the wagon of New Year's Resolutions, this month is a great time to choose one thing that you can do to improve your health, or your life. Start with one thing. You may find this episode on the blog at...

Do you know the impact that a hand-written note sent via the postal service (with a real stamp!) has on an individual? It is enormous . In this episode I encourage every listener to send a note (maybe even one with a physical copy of Snail Mail) to a friend, even if you think they don't need the encouragement. Read and print a copy of Snail Mail here: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/02/24/f...

Meet my first gnome of a Year of Gnomes 2025 (host by Sarah Schira of Imagined Landscapes). I used leftover yarns in a February color theme. See Gnoodles and vote in a poll on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/02/10/meet-gnoodles/ Visit Sarah Schira: https://www.imaginedlandscapes.com You are invited to be part of our global community and invite a friend to join us On the Journey. 💕

Going back in time to 26 August 2020 to take a stroll through the garden. Won't you join me in wonder and delight? See the photos here: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2020/08/26/garden-life/ Subscribe to the channel (or the blog) and join me On the Journey of living life. You can share a comment here or on the blog because I'd love to connect with you. 💕

My reflection on a lesson about forgiveness from a passage of Scripture that doesn't even mention forgiveness. I love it when the dots connect. What does oxen and a yoke have to do about finding rest, finding peace? Join me for a look into a lesson from Jesus. You can read the blog post: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/31/the-invitation-and-the-yoke/ Thank you for being with us On the Jo...

Look at things in a new way. It broadens the view and gives simple joys in everyday items. View on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2020/08/20/a-chair-is-for/ Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode. Invite a friend or two to join us On the Journey. 💕

The Charlotte Mason educational philosophy is fairly prevalent, and often diluted. I was attracted to this philosophy from the beginning, but it seemed to good to be true, so I didn't. Now in my last season of home educating, I decided that I had nothing to lose; I didn't want to have any regrets when I finished. This year is our first year of implementing the full feast. Read about it on...

In my effort to get out of my comfort zone and create beautiful spaces around me, I purchased an original painting by Atlanta artist Richard T. Railey. See the painting here on my blog here: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/28/a-new-painting/ Visit Richard's shop here: https://www.richardtomasimaging.com/shop Until next time, God bless. 💕

What we pass on most is our attitude and outlook. Here is an encouragement to pass on our best asset: our smile. Read the post here: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2020/08/13/it-starts-with-me/ Visit Lady Lydia here: https://homeliving.blogspot.com Pass this one to a friend or Invite them to join us On the Journey. Click that Like button if this brought a smile to your face. 💕

In a world that seeks to classify people by millions of different metrics, there are really only two kinds of people, and we get to choose which kind we are. Find the written post here: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/27/two-kinds-of-people/ Help build our community by Subscribing to the channel. Like this episode and Share it with others so we can make a difference together. 💕

Every day can seem ordinary. And every ordinary days holds the seeds of the extraordinary in it. When we are open to receiving the gift that God persists in giving us, we can experience more of the extraordinary. Read the episode here: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/the-woman-at-the-well/ Click the Like button if you were encouraged today. Subscribe to the channel to join me On the Journ...

How to find a space of peace so that you might practice rest is so vital, regardless of what is going on in the world, and critical to our health and well-being. Read this episode: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2020/08/07/finding-rest/ If this was helpful to you, click the Like button. Join On the Journey by Subscribing. Share with a friend or two. 💕

Everyday is made up of small moments. Little things that brighten our day or touch our heart. They make the more difficult times easier to bear. Unfortunately, we often don't even pay the little things much notice. Until. Read this and see photos over on the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/the-little-things/

The best, most effective form of charity is passed from one individual to another. Governments are never effective, nor compassionate sources of charity. Davy Crockett was smartly reminded of this by a constituent. We would do well to learn this early American wisdom. Read at the blog: https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/its-not-yours-to-give/

Screens and devices are changing the landscape and development of children and their brains. Handicrafts can help build the skills, strength, and neuro-connections they need. Read this on the blog: Handicrafts with Children https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/23/handicrafts-with-children/

Gnomes are so fun. They are also so fun to knit. I've got my first item finished in the Mystery Gnome knit-along. You can see photo and get links on the blog: Gnana's Visit Part 1 https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/22/gnanas-visit-part-1/ Click the Like button if you like gnomes. Subscribe to the podcast if you like knitting gnomes. Share with a friend who needs more gnomish things in t...

Do you enjoy fermented foods? Do you make your own? It wasn't has hard as I thought it would be. My family loves kimchi and here's a bird's eye view of my process. See photos over here: A Little Kimchi Goes A Long Way https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/21/a-little-kimchi-goes-a-long-way/ I refer to this link as well: http://October%20Reading%20Books%20https://amybain.wordpress.com/2...

Do you have a favorite cookbook? One that you keep handy for all occasion ? I share about a few of mine in this episode. You can see titles and authors over on my blog: The Cookbooks on My Counter https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/20/the-cookbooks-on-my-counter/

No matter where you live in the world, we need to pray for those who occupy seats of governance and authority. Join me in this episode for thoughts about prayer for government officials. You can find this written on the blog: Pray for Our Nation https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/19/pray-for-our-nation/

Gardening can be as varied as your circumstances are. The most important part of learning to grow food that. you can eat is the freedom it gives you. Read this on the blog: Food Freedom https://amybain.wordpress.com/2025/01/18/food-freedom/ Shout out this week to listeners in Slovakia, Ecuador, Ireland, Vietnam, and South Korea. 💕