Hey Folks, As many of you know it’s not easy asking for help.  Whether it’s for ourselves or for a dream we are trying to work towards, it’s just hard.  I am grateful for all the help I have received over the years both personally and with all of my projects and dreams.   If my […]

I am excited to offer a few seasonal residential internships this year.  If the Camp Earth Connection motto of “Diversity, Acceptance and Community” speaks to you – And if you love being in touch with the wilderness and would like to learn more skills and connect with people from diverse backgrounds, this might be a […]

January 2016 Healing Hearts Women’s Winter Weekend Retreat, Friday 1pm – Sunday 1pm, January 1-3 at Mountain Queen Cabin Winter Cabin Camping (Weekend, Weekly and Monthly Rentals) Thursdays, 1-5pm, Earth Connection Winter Office Hours at The Common Spot begin (January 7 & 29) Open Interviews for Spring and Summer Residential Internships at Camp Earth Connection, […]

As we begin the month of December, I notice a familiar sad and insightful feeling within me – a knowing feeling that it is a time of change once more.  Change is often challenging and usually offers an opportunity for personal growth and progress.  Whatever feelings come up, I accept that change is inevitable and […]

Some of you may have heard of such slogans as “Have an attitude of gratitude” or the suggestion to “Make a gratitude list” when you are down in the dumps.  With all the exhausting work of preparing for winter, harvesting firewood, preserving food, tying up loose ends from the summer, and trying to figure out […]

My son Kwan once said to me something like this:  What’s the point of life?  You go to school for years;  Then you go to college so you can get a job;  Then you work and pay bills.  He was 18 at the time.  The question both scared me and made me hesitate – you […]

I started my work at summer camps at the age of 14.  My very first part-time summer job was scrubbing pots at a girls private camp up the road from my home.  Although I didn’t ever get to work with the children, just hanging out in the kitchen with the other young women staff gave […]