The Spirituality of Soap

For months now I have been trying to convince Cindy Todd the founder of Snohomish Soap Company and MSA team member that she needs to hold a workshop on spirituality and soap here at the Mustard Seed House.  And now it is happening.  I am so excited.  I love Cindy’s soap and a great idea for [...]

Building Community

Over the last couple of weeks I have found myself thinking a lot about what it means to build community, which is the theme of our annual Celtic retreat this year.  It also the theme of our next gathering here at the Mustard Seed House The Art of Being in Community How do we build [...]

The Art of Being in Community

Last Sunday was Trinity Sunday, the day when we focus on God as Trinity.  One comment our priest made really impacted me.  He said that when we think of God we rarely think of the Trinity.  As I thought about that after the service I realized how true that is.  And because we do not [...]

Preparing for Spirituality of Gardening – Garden days at the Mustard Seed House

Friday was garden day at the Mustard Seed House.  It always amazes me how much we are able to accomplish.  Tom & I and the Rosario Kilmers, with the able help of Ryan Marsh and Vicky Hollaway and her daughter Fiona were able to complete the new raised beds that I have begun planting with [...]

Garden Days at the Mustard Seed House

We will be holding garden days at the Mustard Seed House at the end of this week to prepare new raised beds in our side garden and hopefully to fill them with cauliflowers, cabbages and broccoli as well as a variety of lettuce, spinach and oriental greens and then interspersed will be carrots and beets. [...]