Connecting Within and With Community
A child learning to crawl, reaches, stretches, cries in frustration, gives up at times, rests, then begins again following that innate desire to move forward. A child learning to walk, pulls themself to standing, bracing themselves as long as they
It was messy…. Although the afternoon began well, with my daughter giving me the sweetest Valentine’s card ever…melting and opening my heart… a few very small conventional candies later (that I allowed from the bag of way too much sugar
Lately it has become even more apparent to me that parenting has less to do with what we say or do, but rather where we are coming from when we do. The other day my son Lucas who sprained his
A day early, my dear friend Erin and I took our children to the beach to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox. Over the years we have come together as kindred spirits in our love of nature and the rhythms it helps
Our family is blessed to have vacationed in Maui many times over the years. Every time we arrive and I feel the warm winds blow, I take a deep breath and feel my body melt with relief: here is a
We see it often in parenting literature: in order to be as patient, kind, loving as we want to be as parents, we need to fill our cup. This series of articles is intended to help parents explore self-care and
A parent’s self care is often a missing piece in parenting advice. We need to be as loving and respectful to ourselves as we are with our children. Therefore, when addressing whining and complaining, we must strike a balance between
Six years ago on Saturday, my water had broken and I was eagerly awaiting contractions, ready to meet my baby girl. The way her birth unfolded was a surprise to me and completely out of my control. Compared to my
Today, I offered Maya a bite of my sandwich so she could try the sauce. She made a face that looked like ‘I don’t want to,’ but she didn’t say anything, so I said, “Oh you don’t have to.” She
As a mother, who knows the importance of being prepared, I completely understand why there is so much worry about the potential radiation effects from the crisis in Japan. However, what I am hearing alot of is FEAR…and some are