Creating intentional community

Designing a shared life that includes being led back to the land and to each other.

Since 2017 our grown children have been stewards of 10 beautiful treed acres in Shirley, on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Together, our family is designing a shared life by creating an intentional community that includes sharing more, taking less, and being led back to the land and to each other.

My latest adventure – If you are interested in designing your BEST LAST chapter, sign up for updates at livinganddyingwithgrace.com.   Online course launches Spring 2023.  

Recent posts from the blog

slow as SOCKS

slow as SOCKS

          "One can never have enough socks" - Dumbledore (Harry Potter)  When I was still in my teens, my mom taught me how to knit, which at the time, was not nearly as fashionable as it is now.  It was reserved for older women, often grandmothers with enough time on...

first year FAILS

first year FAILS

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” - Winston Churchill While much of what’s been written about our Shirley adventure has been based on the shiny new starts and wonderful...

making the MAP

making the MAP

"All you need is the plan, the road map,and the courage to press on to your destination" – Earl Nightingale  That old adage about bigger being better, may not be so true as we age. Building a new house during our last chapter gave us an opportunity to pause and...

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Creating an intentional community, being led back to the land and to each other, and living a shared life in Shirley, BC