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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January 31, 2021 In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer together, and the music that brings harmony. –Friedrich Nietzsche I am listening to my mother “tutor” my 13-year old son on the preliminary preparations for cooking dinner. She’s referring to the lack of clean utensils for his
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January 24, 2021 We had just moved from England back to the States to start a Waldorf School in Wisconsin. Our boys had just completed two wonderful years at the oldest Steiner school in Great Britain, and we were all adjusting to being back in America. Of course, that included finding a pizza place
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January 17, 2021 What a gift and privilege to spend time with young children. On the weekends when my grandchildren come over for a sleepover, I experience my whole being centering and remembering one of the greatest gifts of early childhood – the gift of being. Being present. Being open. Being non-judgmental. Being delighted by
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January 10, 2021 Hi everyone! We are excited to announce our Learning in Nature series. The first course in the series, Learning in Nature, has been offered previously. It’s one of our more popular online courses. We are offering it again beginning January 20th, so please join us! You can click the box below for
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January 3, 2021 2020 was a difficult year for many individuals, schools, childcare programs, and small businesses. For some families it was absolutely tragic. Many have expressed a sense of gratefulness to see the calendar turn, wishing away a year that has been so full of challenges, hoping that 2021 will be more generous. And
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December 27, 2020 I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it all the year. I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future. The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. I will not shut out the lessons that they teach. –Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol Celebrating
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