Imperfect

  • Chocolate Date Bark – An Alternative to Christmas Dessert

    Christmastime is my favourite time of the year. I love the classic Christmas carols, quality time with friends and family, and the magical feeling in the air as we celebrate the birth of our saviour. I’ve gone on a Christmas… Continue reading

    Chocolate Date Bark – An Alternative to Christmas Dessert
  • Grace Between the Fields / The Why

    Grace Between the Fields. What’s in the name? What does it reveal about ‘The Why’ behind the blog? Grace in the Waiting The main meaning behind the name is the grace that He bestows over me in the waiting. It’s… Continue reading

    Grace Between the Fields / The Why
  • A Piece of the Garden in Winter

    One of the garden goals Hannah and I have for over the winter season is to find a way for our mint plants to come back every year. As easy as it would be to achieve this goal, we want… Continue reading

    A Piece of the Garden in Winter
  • Better Late Than Okra

    My okra missed the memo on the growing season! 😂 It started strong indoors and come the nice spring weather, the okra even transplanted well into the garden. Only to get eaten in summer by some illusive creature. Now this… Continue reading

    Better Late Than Okra
  • Wonderfully Different

    I see the pattern coming to life before me. Struggles that were often misunderstood or misinterpreted under a different lens. How others were in turn affected. As I write, I’m still grappling with acceptance. Yet, one by one, lining up the… Continue reading

    Wonderfully Different
  • Purify My Intentions

    There’s point A and there’s point B. It’s easy to envision and to live in these moments: the where-we-want-to-be and the what-is-missing in the here and now. Snapshots in time. God gave us these dreams but we hold on so… Continue reading

    Purify My Intentions
  • August Recap

    Instructions: Bloom gelatin: Sprinkle 3 tbsp gelatin over ½ cup cool juice or water. Let sit for 2–3 minutes until fully bloomed. Warm applesauce: In a saucepan over low heat, warm 1 cup applesauce until it’s hot but not boiling.… Continue reading

  • Attempt to Save Seeds

    This year being the first year that I planted more annual flowers (cosmos, zinnias, calendulas, African daisies and marigolds), I wanted to try seed saving. The marigolds seem to be quite successful and abundant (even after I sort through all… Continue reading

    Attempt to Save Seeds
  • My Attempt at Journaling

    Around mid June, I felt God was saying to me to get pen and paper. And again later to write. But the feeling that came with the direction of writing was that this time it was to be on pen… Continue reading

    My Attempt at Journaling
  • Finding Calm in the Saddle

    Lately, God is prompting me to work on my anxiety through my riding lessons. Horses are known for mirroring the energy of their riders, but until recently, I didn’t fully understand just how true this could be or how it… Continue reading

    Finding Calm in the Saddle