Uncovering Treasure in Your Life

Hannah Davis - PCI Certified Parent Coach®

P.O. Box 986     Veradale, WA  99037     509.998.5406 phone     509.927.0195 fax

Hannah@garnetstarcoaching.com     www.garnetstarcoaching.com

 

 

 

  GarnetStar Coaching

in collaboration with

Seattle Pacific University

A Graduate of the

Parent  Coaching Institute

GarnetStar Story

Our family likes to go on day trips.  One August morning we packed our cooler and headed to St. Maries, Idaho to dig for treasure at the Emerald Creek Garnet Area. Idaho is one of only two places in the world where garnets are found. After we paid for our garnet hunting permits, we got to work.  There were three main stations: digging, sifting, and washing.  At the digging station we each got a bucket and a shovel.  We filled our buckets with large scoops of  dirt, all the while thinking, that the “big one” could be in the next scoop.  Before our buckets were too heavy, we carried our dirt over to the sifting station.  We poured the buckets of dirt over screen boxes leaving clumps of dirt and rocks.  Next, at the washing station, we immersed our rocks in screen boxes into a trough running with murky water. We vigorously cleaned the rocks, examining them closely to see if they were garnets. It was hard to tell at first if the rock was a garnet because the garnet was rough and unpolished.  But, if we had washed well enough and were a little lucky, we saw the sparkle of beautiful red garnets glisten in the sun!  By the end of the day, we felt like expert garnet hunters and had filled our pockets with treasures!  The Forest Rangers told us that we could take our raw garnets to a rock polishing store to have them polished and cut for jewelry if we wanted.  Judging by the amount of garnets we collected, the Rangers estimated that if we had our garnets polished, we could expect to have about four or five star garnets.  Star garnets are garnets that have rods in the center forming a white star. 

In many ways, our garnet hunting experience reminds me of parenting, the parent coaching process, and life in general. We didn’t know what we were doing at first.  We watched and imitated the other collectors.  We got some expert advice from the Rangers and finally we learned along the way from our experiences. While garnet hunting, we also realized that we had to take breaks often to refresh ourselves. Garnet hunting, like parenting is a fun-filled adventure that involves plenty of hard work and effort, but the rewards are amazing! 

As your parent coach, I can help you overcome your doubts, sift through the challenges, and wash away the unwanted things in life so that you can more clearly see and appreciate the beauty within your family. I can also help you ensure that you are taking time to care for yourself as well as your children. I am honored to be a part of this process in the lives of my clients and their families.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My 3 kids digging for garnets at Emerald Creek Garnet Area in St. Maries, Idaho.