by Lillian Lake | May 12, 2019 | Building Community, Caregiving, Spiritual
I always have mixed feelings about “holidays” such as Mother’s Day but I went to bed last night thinking of Mother Mary. I thought about how much she went through as a mother of which we can choose to identify. First, she was pregnant without being...
by Lillian Lake | Jul 27, 2018 | Building Community, Caregiving, Spiritual
Shatter old beliefs that don’t feel true. Ask: Do I know that’s true? How do I know? Can I apply love to my relationship with this belief? When presenting a belief, how is it received? Many of our beliefs are generational. “We learn what we...
by Lillian Lake | Jul 24, 2018 | Building Community, Food, Recipes
Next week there will be a community dinner in the food court of Mt. Blue High School (not sponsored by RSU9), 129 Seamon Road in Farmington. The $5/plate dinner is Friday, July 27th 5 – 7 pm. This dinner will help alleviate financial needs for Mat Otte whose mother...
by Lillian Lake | Mar 18, 2018 | Building Community, Climate Change, Food
In spite of the several Northeasters we’ve recently had here in New England, I noticed when I was out for walks between storms; tree buds were beginning to swell. I’m pretty sure I saw a pregnant doe. Out in my backyard, birds are showing signs of being twitter-pated....
by Lillian Lake | Sep 18, 2017 | Building Community, Food
I try to make a practice of taking time for reflection. Sometimes that time goes as deep as one may call meditation. Most often I simply steal a moment here and there and allow my mind to relax and “freefall.” Well, this week, this practice helped recall a story from...
by Lillian Lake | Nov 16, 2016 | Building Community, Farms, Food, Locally Made, Spiritual
There are some evenings out with friends that turn out absolutely, perfect. I experienced one such evening when invited to a farm-to-table dinner at St. Joseph’s Parish Hall in Farmington, Maine. Tickets were limited to 100 and they were sold out weeks in advance....
