full moon earth healing and mantra card

i have recently joined robyn's full moon earth healing circle with the collective aim to help heal the earth through our monthly rituals which are carried out on the night of a full moon. last night, there was a full moon in our night sky so i braved the cold and went outside to sit under the pergola. i lit the candle (pictured below) as the start to my ritual and then i stared up at the full moon and invoked its magic to help heal the earth.

i meditated on this for around ten minutes before the cold winter breezes got the better of me.
after saying a silent prayer of thanks, i headed back inside, feeling happy that i had contributed my energies to healing the earth.

the full moon earth healing ritual also inspired my mantra card for this week.
the full moon is believed to enhance psychic powers and abilities. it is helpful in all forms of magic and enhances power where it is needed most.

so my affirmation this week is -
i am confident in my abilities
may this encourage me to be an instrument in the earth's healing
acrylics on 5"x3½" CANSON acrylic paper
© serena lewis
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if you are interested in joining our full moon earth healing circle, click here to read more about it.

love, light and peace

MONDAY PHOTO-A-WEEK

on sunday we went for a nice country drive.
it was a beautiful, clear day though we could still feel the winter chill on the breeze.

we ended up at one of our favourite spots -
burgess park at christmas creek.

a pic of aaron down by the creek

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bradley, cody and beau


it was the perfect spot for beau to crack the whip
without having to worry about disturbing neighbours
it is very loud!


and, of course, boys will be boys


my favourite tree - queensland bottle tree


a part of the australian countryside
which can be quite treacherous in areas
not to mention being home to some of the deadliest snakes in the world


by late afternoon, dark clouds started setting in but
thankfully, no rain followed


and by the time we arrived home an hour later
we were able to watch a glorious sunset from the front of our house

all in all, we had a fabulous sunday despite feeling very tired by the time we got home

i hope you had some special moments during your weekend too?
feel free to share what you did in the comments link

love, light and peace

i'm officially a great-aunt for the first time......

....as well as my daughter, michelle, while her brothers are now great-uncles! YAY!!!

it may sound complicated but really, it's not....long story short....MY younger brother married my first husband's daughter. This put my kids on the same relative status as me being that my brother's now ex-wife is the blood half-sister to MY kids. she and my brother had two daughters which made me and my kids aunts and uncles.
and yesterday (july 1st),
our niece gave birth to a baby boy.

meet tristan james who weighed in at 5 lb 11oz

he's adorable!!!

this also means that my parents are great-grandparents for the first time.
here they are with sarah and her beautiful baby


aaron with sarah and the new addition to our family


and me with baby tristan


how blessed we are

love, light and peace