Karey's Overflow

'Overflow' refers to me having a wide variety of things I do, from writing books, to daily living of a wonderful life, and art work.

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Name: Karey
Location: Colorado, United States

I garden at 8000 feet, cook from scratch, needle felt, read books continually, study history and epistemology, write daily, contemplate spiritual theology, and pursue heirloom arts. I love to paint pictures of living beyond maintenance -- living creatively, discovering beauty in everyday ordinary things. I've been happily married to Monte, who is a geologist, for a long time and still very much in love, even after raising a family and building two houses. Our children are our best friends. Heather is newly married to Bill. Travis, a minister of the fine arts, is married to Sarah. And Dawson is in college. I naturally live first-hand and have recently realized that this is how we educated our children and ourselves. I love to learn about everything, teach, and work with my hands. I love my home, but my life has overflowed -- as a teacher, radio/conference/retreat speaker, author, and most recently as a MOPS mentor. Kareyswan.com is an ideal way for me to share my overflowing life with kindred spirits and those hungering to move beyond maintenance -- to be known by who they are, not just by what they do.

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Color

My last posting reminded me of a funny story I share when I do my Home Making Beyond Maintenance talk (which I'm going to put out soon as an eBook for starters).

There's many things we do in our dailies that I think we should try and be creative with - like making the environments we spend time in, like even where we do laundry, have some beauty.

Once we sat down for a meal and Monte prayed, "Thank you Lord for this white meal".

I had thought of the 4 food groups--potatoes, fish, bread and maybe rice. Everything was white, including the plates!

We need to think color when we make meals. Not only for the nutrients, but for the beauty of it too. It's definitely a memory we've never forgotten!

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