simply loving

“on winter’s margin”

on winter’s margin, see the small birds now

with half-forged memories come flocking home

to gardens famous for their charity. 

the green globe’s broken; vines like tangled veins

hang at the entrance to the silent wood. 

with half a loaf, i am the prince of crumbs;

by time snow’s down, the birds amassed will sing

like children for their sire to walk abroad!

but what i love, the gray stubborn hawk

who floats alone beyond the frozen vines;

and what i dream of are the patient deer

who stand on legs like reeds and drink the wind;-

they are what saves the world: who choose to grow

thin to a starting point beyond this squalor.

-mary oliver

+ you’re going to want to save joanna gaines’ sweet idea for saving baby clothes

+ this whole food plant based recipe index | clean food dirty girl

+ this precious adoption video | the larson house

+ going to the movies solo… last week i saw lady bird and i am hoping to go to wonder soon (loved lady bird and the book, wonder, was so sweet…)

+  all of this. i had a baby a few months ago but i am still not normal | mom.me (does anyone else often feel like our american society puts so much pressure on us to bounce back extremely quickly after childbirth?)  

+ oversized sweater love

+ how to raise a sweet son in an era of angry men

+ jade nail polish

+ smoothies, oranges, juices