April 11, 2021 Each of us is carving a stone, erecting a column, or cutting a piece of stained glass in the construction of something much bigger than ourselves. – Adrienne Clarkson Did you ever build an outdoor fort or tree house when you were little? Or a blanket-and-sheet fort indoors? I’ve been wondering about […]
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April 4, 2021 The Easter Bunny’s feet go hop, hop, hop, While his big pink ears go flop, flop. He is rushing on his way To bring our eggs on Easter Day, With a hop, hop, hop, hop, hop. Have you ever wondered how the Easter Bunny became the ambassador for Easter? The tradition of
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March 28, 2021 When you discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life. -Jean Shinoda Bolen This coming week is our unofficial spring break and a chance to give a big cleaning to the house. We have been setting in place some
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March 21, 2021 Like many, Spring brings me an impulse for days-long deep cleaning. I want to wipe out all the pantries, dust all the corners, sweep under and behind all the furniture and throw open the windows! Oh, I can feel it now. Close your eyes and picture it- I know you can feel
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March 14, 2021 The little brown bulb went to sleep in the ground, In his little brown nightie, he slept very sound. King Winter, he roared and he raged overhead, But the little brown bulb didn’t move in his bed. When Springtime came tip-toeing over the lea, Finger to lips, as soft as can be,
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March 7, 2021 Mix a pancake, Stir a pancake, Pop it in the pan; Fry the pancake, Toss the pancake, Catch it if you can. Pandemic life brought a welcome slowness to our days that has lasted through the year. It has been glorious, and just what we needed to navigate this otherwise strange experience.
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February 28, 2021 I like to think of motherhood as a great big adventure. You set off on a journey, you don’t really know how to navigate things, and you don’t exactly know where you’re going or how you’re going to get there. — Cynthia Rowley My oldest son is about to turn 14 years
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February 21, 2021 Progress always involves risks. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first. — Frederick Wilcox After many years of erecting especially safe- and, hence, fairly boring- public playgrounds, I have noticed a positive trend around our city towards engineering more challenging “ropes course” type playgrounds. Naturally, these playgrounds are
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February 14, 2021 Letter-writing on the part of a busy man or woman is the quintessence of generosity. — Agnes Repplier For my first couple years of college, my grandmother hand wrote me letters. I enjoyed hearing her updates but what I really loved was that she took the time to write them. We have
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February 7, 2021 Rudolf Steiner urged teachers to take into sleep the meditation of their students’ highest selves in order to connect with their spiritual companions for guidance. I have practiced this both with my students and my own children. It fills me with such peace and love when I am struggling with a particular
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