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 …
December 20, 2020 Love is a light that shines from heart to heart… – John Denver No matter one’s religious or spiritual path, winter can be honored as a season of peace and solitude in preparation for the dawning of Light and new Life. While Christmas and other festivals of light are celebrated months before …
Sunday, December 13 If baking is any labor at all, it is a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. — Regina Brett “Can I have two more cookies?” He asks me with hopeful eyes and a big grin. “You have been asking for cookies all day! Even if you …
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December 6, 2020 Smile, breathe and go slowly. – Thich Nhat Hanh Typically, the holidays can feel like a whirlwind- special events to attend, decorations to put up, light displays to see, gifts to make, buy and wrap, baking….. Each activity feels exciting and important on its own, yet they add up quickly to make …
November 29, 2020 Dear Friends, It is our wish that this letter will find you in a place of hope and strength, navigating the dramatic times we are experiencing and looking forward to opening vistas that may have arisen in your life due to an extended pause. We are thankful for the lessons we have …
November 22, 2020 Your life matters. You can’t live through a day without making an impact on the world. And what’s most important is to think about the impact of your actions on the world around you. -Jane Goodall Last Christmas I participated in Lynn Jericho’s Inner Christmas over the 12 Holy Nights. As a …
November 15, 2020 Have you ever heard the story of Fiochetto Bianco? It’s a beautiful tale from the publication Tell Me A Story, that fits the mood of Martinmas perfectly. In full form, I would tell it to five and six year olds, and even four year olds if there were older children present to …
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November 8, 2020 Mankind has advanced in the footsteps of men and women of unshakable faith. Many of the great ones … have set stars in the heavens to light others through the night.–Olga Rosmanith The festival of Martinmas comes this next week, on November 11. Martinmas is the feast day of Saint Martin of …
