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August 2, 2020 Rituals are the formulas by which harmony is restored -Terry Tempest Williams Last week I wrote about being present to our children during the pandemic, an offering of certainty in these uncertain times. There are also ritualized moments in the day when I am intently focused on a child or two that …
July 26, 2020 How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children. ~Charles Darwin Dear readers: We wish to extend a big thank you to Cynthia for writing such inspiring Sunday posts for us over the past few months. As she shifts her focus to our new online courses and …
“Children are made readers on the laps of their parents.” — Emilie Buchwald We have all heard, and know, about the importance of reading to our children when they are young. Questions arise about what kind of books to choose for what ages…and what topics are appropriate for our youngest ones. If you, as a …
July 19, 2020 Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare. ― Angela Duckworth Some pretty funny memes have circulated about this challenging year, 2020. Sometimes a good chuckle helps take our minds off the pressing issues of our time. Teachers are planning how to safely go back into the classroom, or how to muster up their …
July 15, 2020 “May this house shelter your life. When you come in home here, May all the weight of the world Fall from your shoulders. May your heart be tranquil here, Blessed by the peace the world cannot give. May this home be a lucky place, Where the graces your life desires Always find …
July 12, 2020 It was a pleasure-giving house and place, a place we were glad to be. – from Hannah Coulter, written by Wendell Berry I suspect that you, like me, have spent more time at home lately. This mere fact represents a season of hardship for many – job losses, canceled vacations, and summer …
July 8, 2020 Fly bright butterfly, fly to me You soar like a bird, you sip like a bee But you’re really just a flower that the wind set free…. This is a little rhyme we sing in parent/child classes with the children! Then the parents make wonderful, soft, wool felt bean bag and finger …
July 5, 2020 Oh beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountains majesty Above the fruited plain America, America God shed His grace on thee And crown thy Good with Brotherhood From sea to shining sea From Cynthia: These are the lyrics to America the Beautiful that I grew up with. …
July 1, 2020 Eat well. Live simply. Laugh often. As with everything else this year, the 4th of July and all that goes with it will be different than in the past. No parades, fireworks or large family BBQ’s. Every family will need to decide for themselves what will make that day memorable. Here are …
June 28, 2020 Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah La-la how their life goes on Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, life goes on, brah La-la how their life goes on –The Beatles Hi Everybody, How are you? Michael (my husband) and I had an interesting conversation recently where we both noted that we felt as if we are …