BlackBoard Blessings :: Postings of Daily thoughts, Zen like moments, and Blessings that happen to a family living in a small hamlet in the middle of nowhere Canada. Where The kindness of neighbors, this bridge and it's view make us feel blessed to be here and inspire living in the moment.

It All Started With A Mystery Zuchinni

In August of 2009 I found a zucchini at our door. I wasn’t sure who had left it, and short of going to everyone around and asking everyone I wouldn’t know.

We just moved to this small hamlet in December of last year. We only know a few of the neighbours to stop and say hello, but it literally could have been anyone.

Then on my birthday another two zucchini were left at our door. It was a pleasant surprise, and helped us out one night for a meal when we were low of veggies and groceries between grocery trips.

I made zucchini lasagna, and it turned out pretty good :) we felt blessed by a mystery gift of zucchini

I didn’t know how to say thank you, so I took my little chalk board and wrote “Blessed by Mystery Zucchini-Thankyou!” and stuck it in my kitchen window where people would see it as they passed by on the sidewalk.

I hoped that since I live beside the post office, whoever did it would notice my sign and know we were thankful.

A few days later a bag of garden grown cucumbers arrived at our door, and then a neighbour brought by a box of cherry tomatoes to say hello. She mentioned she liked the Blessings Blackboard, and I decided I would keep doing it.

I liked the idea, and now change the sign every few days, and thought that perhaps an archive of the blessings that go on my sign would be a nice little corner of the Internet to retreat to on down days when I need reminding of how blessed we are.

I hope you enjoy this little corner of the internet as well. Sign up for the RSS reminders for when I do an update and tell your friends as well :)

Namaste

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April 24, 2010

blessed by….a nice afternoon , and giggles in the backyard from the kids playing with the neighborhood kids

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April 23, 2010

How do you show you care?

“Love is not only something you feel. It is something you do.”

– David Wilkerson

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April 22, 2010

There are many persons ready to do what is right because in their hearts they know it is right. But, they hesitate, waiting for the other fellow to make the first move – and he, in turn, waits for you. The minute a person dares to take the open-hearted and courageous way, many others follow.

Marian Anderson, 1897-1993

African-American Opera Singer

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February 3, 2010

Blessed by…..Duck Lasagna from a neighbor! YUMMMY

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November 1, 2009

Blessed by warmth in the house with a woodstove that we got for next to nothing last year.. still feeling the gratitude for it Also Blessed by the warmth of free wood from a neighbors tree they cut down this year.

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October 7, 2009

Chipmunk Snackbar from MamaRil on Vimeo.

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October 2, 2009

today we celebrate the birthday of Ghandi

Be the Change you wish to see in the world

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September 29, 2009

Smiling because of the chipmunk in my corn display.

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September 20, 2009

We had a good time at the fall fair and enjoyed being in the parade. We won a prize for “most unusual” float and the kids won 1st places for the entries they made in the exhibition.

It was a beautiful sunny day and we enjoyed the displays, talking to people, and listening to good music

We are truly blessed to live where we live.

: BlackBoard Blessings 1st “float” for the fall fair parade

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September 19, 2009

It is 2:45 am and earlier this week I, on a whim, decided to put “BlackBoard Blessings” in our fall fair parade. The parade starts at 11 am, and I’m here covered in black paint making a blackboard and costumes for my kids. I’m going to be tired, but I’m buzzing with excitement. I feel so blessed to live in a place that enjoys planning such events as our fair, and that I get to participate in it this year, rather than just be a visitor as I was the last 4 years.
I’m blessed to live where I live, so I don’t care if I’m tired. I can sleep after the fair
Hope those of you who are local come to the fair and see “BlackBoard Blessings” there, and that you stop by in person and on this site and say hello.

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