We are often defined by what it is that we do. Now that my role is a stay-at-home homeschooling mom, I don’t think that really defines me. Come to think of it, I’ve always had a problem with being asked what my job is. What I do is so much greater than my ‘job.’ Here […]
I confess to shopping at the dollar store on occasion, usually to purchase craft supplies for my children. But recently while sitting at my computer scrolling my way through Facebook’s skewed representation of the lives of other people, I came across an article about crafts you can make from items purchased at the dollar store. […]
I started using the phrase ‘offensively defensive’ to describe some of my interactions with other people. I’m describing the times where I feel like I may be under scrutiny for not living up to societal expectations. I have fallen into the trap of trying to be defensive of my choices and the state of my […]
In shifting my focus from wanting, pursuit and void filling, I am able to become open to receive. There is no longer a need for me to follow the well worn consumerist tracks that lead to empty promises. I am blessed to have the privilege and capacity to experience abundance. It has more to offer […]
My children and I have been having an excellent week outdoors. Despite the return of colder weather and snow. We have been working to clean up the tree that came down in the Fall. I want to salvage as much of it as possible. We have been picking up sticks to use in the construction […]
“The healthy social life is found, when in the mirror of each human soul, the whole community finds its reflection, and when in the community, the virtue of each one is living.” ~Rudolf Steiner As I was writing my post yesterday about parenting from the heart, I recalled the piece I wrote at my first […]
It is so easy to feel like there is an expert somewhere out there that has the solution to all of my parenting woes. The list is long and ever changing. But when I stop to actually assess the possibility of this, I am stricken with how impossible finding this is! There is no strategy […]
Last week, I started going to a writer’s circle. It’s the first time I’ve done such a thing. I went to school for art, and didn’t really enjoy writing while in school. I am married to a poet and never considered myself a writer. Attending the writer’s circle was a big step out into my […]
Today is gorgeous here. 23 degrees and sunny. There are no clouds and the world is coming alive again. We had plans to meet friends at a park in the city for some play and a picnic lunch. Mornings out, especially those which include preparation of a meal are a significant amount of work when […]
I get asked frequently when I find the time to write. With three little children, there are days where I don’t get to it. I want to write everyday, but seem to only muster a few posts a week these days. My secret to writing is that it takes priority over other things. Things like […]
