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River Bend Farm Visitors Center plans August activities Farm Visitor Center and continues along the canal’s flat towpath. Listen to stories about the canal's history and wildlife. All ages and friendly dogs on leash welcome. ART AT THE RIVER Sunday August 4, 18, 25 11:00-11:45 Take a short walk through the sunny field to the Blackstone River. Relax a while and make a sun print for your nature journal and write down your discoveries. Materials provided.
Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park announces August events at River Bend Farm Visitor Center. All programs are free and open to the public, and children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, please call the park at 508-278-7604 or e-mail at blackstone.heritage@state. ma.us. CAnAL ToWPATH ToUR Sunday August 4, 18, 25 1:00-2:00 This easy walk meets at River Bend
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by for a nature story and outdoor activity followed by craft. Children must be accompanied by adult. MEADoW STRoLL Monday August 5, 19, 26 1:30-2:30 Take an easy stroll through the sunny meadow paths of what was once a pasture. Find the lone shade tree and hear a bit of folklore of the fauna and wildflowers along the way. Shoes- not sandals, are recommended for some newly mown paths. Meet at the Visitors Center, all ages welcome. WALKInG To GoAT HILL LoCK Saturday August 3, 24 1:00-2:30 Starting from the Visitor Center we will hike along the Towpath onto Goat Hill Lock. See changes in the landscape since the days of canal transportation and view the diversity within the park. Trail is moderate with some rocky areas. Sturdy footwear is recommended. For all ages able to complete a 2.5 mile moderate hike. SPECIAL EVEnTS Family Adventures Saturday August
17 10:30-11:30 Metacomet Land Trust will be our guest to get your family outside and investigating nature! August will feature an Butterflies! An outdoor adventure followed by a take home craft. Suggested for families with preschool and elementary ages. MEET SMoKEY BEAR EVEnT Sunday August 11 1:00-3:00 Celebrate Smokey Bear's 69th birthday, meet Smokey Bear and join in the fun! Equipment from MA DCR Forest Fire Control District 7, MA Department of Fire Services, Uxbridge Fire Dept and Uxbridge Antique Fire Museum will be on display. Family activities and interactive displays from Blackstone River Watershed Association and community partners within the Blackstone Valley will be joining the celebration enjoyable for all ages. Remember to bring your camera!
Food for Thought “the righteous will live by faith.” Rom 1:17
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Stay as long as you like, or go explore the meadow paths on your own. All ages welcome. nATURE JoURnALInG Monday August 5, 19, 26 1:00-1:30 our nature notebook in the Visitor Center is brimming with interesting nature notes and wildlife sightings! Supplies provided to make your own nature journal and tips on how to record your discoveries of the wild things at the park. All ages. JUnIoR nATURALISTS Friday August 2, 9, 16 3:00-4:00 nurture the natural urge to explore on this series of hands on activities and nature hikes. Suggested for elementary ages, older and younger siblings always welcome, no registration required. Children must be accompanied by adult. Aug 2: Scavenger hunt. Aug 9: Tracks, Aug 16 Dragonflies KIDLEIDoSCoPE SToRY HoUR Fridays in August 10:30-11:30 Ages 3-5. nature themed story and activity hour, siblings welcome! Stop
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And what exactly pray tell, does this mean? I mean, approaching the topic of faith is one that brings up a lot of fear. Yes – this is the opposite of the faith-stuff. So why does fear come up then? And I’ll tell you why – because faith means letting go of control – aka: the ego (and oooh, doesn’t your ego just love even hearing that?). Yes, faith is like a child trusting his next meal will obviously appear, or the beloved family pet that naturally expects lots of pats and love – it is less of a thinking-state and more from an expectancy/trust kind of place. Living by faith is simply letting go of the ego’s strong need to control everything and trusting in the divine intelligence of something bigger than you to provide in every way a human being would expect provision (health, love, financial, family, etc – whatever). But this is a bold step for most of us – until that is – things are quite frankly – completely out of our control. It’s at this point (and mostly in hindsight) that you truly see how everything always does work out – one way or the other. And isn’t that nice? So go ahead – be a rebel, kick up your heels like a young colt and let go of control today…and who knows, it just might work out anyway. To learn more about my work or to sign up for my free newsletter, visit www.SherylCorriveau.com