Author Archives: Steph VonAhnen, LRMT, CLC

Every flock has that one chicken who manages to turn a perfectly normal day into high drama.  Today, it’s Karen’s turn. She caught a peck to the head (probably over who gets the prime real estate under the feeder) and now she’s moving slow, wide-eyed, and looking like she just unlocked the secrets of theContinue reading “Karen’s Not-So-Great Day (and the Lessons She Taught Me)”

Everyone loves to show the blooms.  The glossy tomatoes stacked in a basket, the bright smiles at harvest, the shining before-and-after photos.  But there’s a quiet truth tucked in between the highlight reels: life has seasons we don’t post about. The middle parts.  The messy parts. The pruning, where we have to cut back whatContinue reading “The Seasons We Don’t Post About: A Short and Sweet Reflection”

Ever wonder what your garden produce would say if it could swipe left or right?  Imagine strolling through Tinder, but instead of Chad with the fish pic, you’re greeted by… a zucchini in sunglasses. Here’s what some of our veggie friends might post: 🍅 TomatoBio: “Juicy, sweet, and always a hit at parties.  I pairContinue reading “If Veggies Had Dating Profiles: The Magical World of Veggie Dating!”

Every flock has a leader, and ours is Pam, our sassy, big-hearted hen who believes the entire homestead exists solely for her entertainment. The other morning, Pam vanished.  One minute she was bossing around the younger chickens, the next she was gone.  We searched the coop, peeked under the squash leaves, even checked if she’dContinue reading “Pam the Explorer: Lost & Found at the Water Tank”

Life has a funny way of planting seeds in places we least expect.  We think we’re the ones doing all the cultivating, tending to the soil, sowing the seeds, watering with care, and sometimes, the greatest growth comes from the most surprising gardeners around us. Take our dogs, for example.  One is a Great Dane/GreatContinue reading “The Unexpected Gardeners in Our Lives: Teachers in the Strangest Places”

Sometimes life doesn’t ask politely if it can interrupt you.  It just barges in, plops down on the couch, and starts rearranging the pillows.  That’s exactly what happened this past month. We hit pause on blogging, thinking it’d be a short, quiet breather.  Instead, the universe decided to host its own variety show in ourContinue reading “When You Step Away, Life Steps In: What I’ve Learned Over the Month”

Something strange has been happening lately, and if you’ve felt it, you’re not alone.It’s not just you.It’s not “hormones” or “retrogrades” or whatever trendy term they’re slapping on spiritual unrest these days. No.This is older.It’s the veil.  And it’s thinning. The veil is that invisible layer between what we’re told is real and what actuallyContinue reading “When the Veil Grows Thin: What Happens When the World Starts Remembering”

There comes a time in every cycle of awakening when the old titles crumble under the weight of their own misuse.  “Guru,” once a beacon of light, has become a shadow-cast word, dragged through scandal, ego, and patriarchal power plays.  So we rise, not in rebellion, but in remembrance. Introducing: The Gura. “The Gura doesContinue reading “Gura Rises: Reclaiming the Sacred Feminine from the Ashes of the Guru Age”

Let me tell you something about messes: they don’t scare me. You see, there’s a special kind of magic that happens when you stop chasing perfection and start building a life you actually want.  Not a Pinterest-perfect porch swing fantasy, but a home that smells like soup on the stove, soil under your nails, andContinue reading “Bless This Mess (I Built It My Damn Self!)”

They say the garden teaches, but sometimes it throws a tantrum first.  This season, we let parts of our garden go a little… feral.  And by “a little,” I mean American nightshade showed up with pigweed as its wingman and dayflowers spread like gossip in a small town. You know what?  I learned more fromContinue reading “What I Learned from Letting My Garden Go Wild”