Leah Colbeck

Writer, photographer, mother, cancer survivor

here I try and notice both the beauty and the struggles of life in the hopes of making a place where we can sigh deeply and say ‘me too,’. This is a place where I freely show I have more questions than answers, a place where I hope to make space for noticing the divine within the daily ordinariness of each of our lives.

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About me…

writer, photographer, mother, cancer survivor

happiest by the ocean or under the sky

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Homemade by mama Valentines tradition continues ❤️🧡💛💙💚💜 #thirdgeneration

Hi 👋🏻
My name is Leah and I like flip flops, the ocean, being tanned and summer. Not sure why I live somewhere I haven’t really been warm in ten or more days.
Please tell me what you are doing to get through this ridiculous weather and stay somewhat happy?
#havetolaughorIwillcry #alsoseriouslyneedtips

Science projects that have us growing green things 🌱
Fresh spring colour on my nails 💅🏻
Sun just setting when we sit down to eat instead of darkness ☀️
Hot yoga 🧘‍♀️ #gratitudes #letspretendspringissoon #lifelonglearner #homeschoolers #selfcare #survivingFebruary

Seeing my kids partake in their unique passions is one of my favourite things about being a parent. Frankly their blend of determined hard work and joy and how it comes so naturally inspires me to do the same. (Raine made this pretty legit stuffy by by herself from some scrap fabric after disappearing into the basement for a few hours this week) 💫
Here is a really fuzzy reminder to make time to do something that brings you joy to do this week ~ you may inspire someone else to do the same. (And I’d love to hear what that is!)

One of my favourite things about January: days just long enough to squeeze in a quick sunset ski before supper. #longerdayshappiermama

Today:
✔️mixed up what day of the week it is thinking there was an issue that needed solving when it didn’t - because TOMORROW is Thursday
✔️messed up my carpool pick up time
✔️broken furnace
✔️little one with swimmers ear was up half the night
And yet also:
✔️Happy first day of swim lessons for the girls
✔️Phone call with a friend
✔️Got major thanks for the grilled cheese and tomato soup I served for supper
✔️Oldest reading the youngest the hobbit aloud
✔️9:30 bed time all around
Falling asleep counting it all as gifts (of grace in some instances) and hoping your day was full of gifts too ✨✨✨

If you want to feel amazingly accomplished in 15 minutes clean out the most embarrassing drawer in your house. No matter what else is still on your to do list you will feel like a total bad a** for tackling something you’ve been putting off for say...2 years every time you open it in all its new glory 😂