I love the idea of an intentional community

Here is one I found online:

http://www.thevardo.com/dancingbones/

Welcome to the new & official website of the Dancing Bones intentional community. We, as a community, are a work-in-progress and so is this site... enjoy the flux! :)

Place: We are located in the Baker River Valley of New Hampshire at the entrance to the White Mountains. The land is 40 rugged and heavily wooded acres. There are presently six individually owned residences, two of which are in the final stages of construction. A 16x16 cabin functions as community building with shared kitchen, shower, laundry, guest room/library and pantry. A 48x48 covered platform enables us to comfortably host large groups for open-air functions. There are also several tent platforms peppering the land for those wishing to camp.

Identity: Here we focus on simple and sustainable living. Our buildings are low impact and tend to be low cost. We share our lives day to day, giving support to one another and grow stronger as a community.

There are pictures to view at their website.

And one of the cabins is for sale: http://www.wildabandonskinworks.com/cabin/

Wow

First I was dying to finish high school and start college. And then I was dying to finish college and start working. And then I was dying to marry and have children. Then I was dying for my children to grow old enough so I could return to work. Then I was dying to retire. And now I am dying and suddenly realize I forgot to live.
~ Author unknown

help others

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them.” Dalai Lama XIV

Things Our Mothers Taught Us

PROTEIN BREAD:

Maria Mind Body Health

CRAB BLT

PROTEIN BREAD:
6 eggs, separated
1 cup unflavored egg white or whey protein
4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/2 tsp onion powder (optional)
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Separate the eggs (save the yolks for a different recipe...creme brule???), and whip the whites for a few minutes until VERY stiff (I use a stand mixer on high for a few minutes). Slowly fold in the whey protein and onion powder if using. Then slowly fold in the cream cheese into the whites (making sure the whites don't fall). Grease a bread pan and fill with "dough." Bake for 40-45 minutes or until golden brown. Let completely cool before cutting or the bread will fall. Cut into 12 slices. I keep this bread in the freezer at all times to make sandwiches.
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per slice)
White Bread = 80 calories, 15 carbs, 1 fiber, 3 g protein
"Healthified" Bread = 60 calories, trace carbs, 6 g protein

FILLING (per sandwich):
1 slice natural smoked bacon
4 oz canned crab
1 TBS Spectrum Mayo
1 slice tomato
Handful of leafy greens
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per sandwich)
Traditional BLT = 350 calories, 34 carbs, 28 g protein
"Healthified" BLT = 330 calories, 4.8 carbs, 34 g protein

we keep reliving the garden story…

Robin Sampson (via FB)

From all our beginnings, we keep reliving the garden story… Our fall was, has always been, always will be, that we aren’t satisfied in God and what He gives. We hunger for something more, something other….We look at the fruit and see only the material means to fill our emptiness. We don’t see the material world for what it is meant to be: the means of communion with God….I hunger for filling in a world that is starved…(One Thousand Gifts, Ann Voskamp)

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. Mat 5:6

Family

seen on FB:

Neil Cole

RT @bradmckoy: "Denominations gather around agreement, families around fathers & mothers. What kind of church do u want?" via @billjohnsonBJM