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Wrapping up My Year of Shmita

I’ve been putting off writing this recap for weeks now. I think it’s because I’m not sure how to tie up my experience with a neat and tidy bow when the reality is obvious:…

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  • Faith, Habits, Life, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Jan, 29, 2025
  • 25 Comments

My Year of Shmita: November Update

Christmas was wonderful (recaps coming soon) and today is Boxing Day in Canada. Which means, per my new family tradition, it’s Turkey Dinner Day!!! A few years ago I decided I didn’t want to…

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  • Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Dec, 26, 2024
  • 16 Comments

My Year of Shmita: October Update

October was busy. But, for the most part, in a good way. There is good busy – fun things to do and a satisfied exhaustion at the end of the day. There is bad…

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  • Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Nov, 13, 2024
  • 38 Comments

My Year of Shmita: September Update

September typically feels like a month of new beginnings, but there was a bit of anti-climax in our family when the return to school wasn’t quite the smooth transition we had been hoping for…

This…

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  • Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Oct, 16, 2024
  • 21 Comments

My Year of Shmita: August Update

I needed August. Honestly, it felt like the first true month of rest in 2024.

There were some great moments in July, but unexpected situations really took me by surprise (go figure!) and left me…

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  • Portugal, Sabbath, Travel, Year of Shmita
  • Sep, 22, 2024
  • 31 Comments

My Year of Shmita: July Update

July. An unexpected rollercoaster ride of high highs and low lows. I entered the month hoping to relax …my approach to relaxing. I wanted to get better about embracing rest when it came my…

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  • Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Aug, 06, 2024
  • 21 Comments

My Year of Shmita: June Update

June!

What an odd month. The end of the school year and a month of transitions bookended by a week away from the fray (restful highlight), and an intensive week of my-child-has-pneumonia-solo-parenting (restful low point)!

*Here…

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  • Quotes, Sabbath, Year of Shmita
  • Jul, 18, 2024
  • 24 Comments
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