Three months to long....

It has been almost 3 months since our last session at Lavigne Nature Park. We were not able to run Holiday Camps, run programs through the months of Winter. The last few months we had no idea when we were able to run sessions again.

In September 2025 we had to move out of a space we connected to deeply, one that families loved, kids felt safe, happy and connected, one that I felt was it for us. But sometimes life gives you obstacles that you cannot understand, ones that make you question your choices, makes you have to convince yourself that what you are doing is important and worth it. 

Do you ever feel that? Questioning yourself, your life path, your choices that brought you here? How much could you take? How much did you take? 

Resilience: The capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties - Oxford Language Dictionary. 

To be resilient means to face those challenges that are unexpected, that make you question everything, to be resilient is to be faced with difficulties…difficulties. 

My life mission has been to make a difference in the little humans’ lives that walk through my life path. It always has, from making them smile once more or for the first time that day, to finding out who they are and being brave to say it. It is my passion and my everything. Having the amazing pressure of being a difference in a child’s life, having the responsibility to guide them in the life journey to get everything out of life they all deserve, to keep them safe, to show them the wonders of the world.

These choices I have made, the path I am taking, the love you all have shared, makes me believe I can face any obstacle. What I am creating, my goals, my mission, will give me what I need in life and let me give to others in ways they need. I want to mention the warmth and love I have received after letting everyone know we are running sessions again. I see happiness, relief, and encouragement that we are back. I saw sadness and worry when we were away for so long. 

This makes the questions of doubt go quieter, knowing myself, knowing my passion makes a difference, to know the community is behind me, my team is behind me makes me feel the certainty of what I am doing is right. 

To be resilient means to face those challenges that are unexpected, that make you question everything, to be resilient is to be faced with difficulties…I am Resilient!

PS. If you were curious why a picture of this adorable baby goat (kid), let me introduce to you the newest member of our family, Whitaker. One life choice that brings me happiness and family connection.

What choices do you make that brings you challenges, questions yourself, brings in doubt? BUT also, brings you joy, passion, and purpose?

Written by : Amanda (she/her)

Owner and Creative Director of Outdoor Learning