Sunday, June 12, 2022 As easily as we take for granted the ability to stand and walk about freely through our day, all it takes is watching an infant in the gravity-defying act of standing upright for the first time to feel the amazement it deserves. When we observe our little ones moving through […]
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June 5, 2022 Today’s post is from Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture: Bath time can be an easy time or a challenging time depending on how comfortable your child is with bathing in the bathtub. What helps with making bath-time go as smooth as possible is to make it playful, and a time where you are
May 29, 2022 Here at the end of May, the lush abundance of color and sunshine is drawing us out of ourselves and into the summery dream. This quality of summer invites us to lay to rest the work that calls on our hardest thinking so that the heart may step forward to bring warmth
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May 22, 2022 As an adult I withdrew from my childhood church to forge a spiritual path more suited to my personal experiences. I also wanted an authentic spiritual life for my (future) children- a regular practice, a container, that would inspire and instill the same closeness I experienced with the spiritual world. As a
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May 15, 2022 Dear Friends, “Both/And” – is this the wisest expression out there now? Visiting with a friend last week, we were talking about a big change coming up in her life. She was both delighted and sad. Reflecting upon it, I realized that most Truly Big Decisions I have made in my life
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May 8, 2022 Today’s blog post is from Chinyelu Kunz of WeNurture: In the context of the Waldorf approach, reverence is a feeling that we consciously cultivate and deeply touches the soul. It’s a mood within the soul that develops through a sense of wonder, gratitude, and devotion. Why are Wonder, Gratitude and Devotion important
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May 1, 2022 This week’s blog post comes from author and early childhood educator, Judy Frizlen. With the freshness of Spring in the air, viewing the world with fresh eyes seems perfect. Yesterday, we missed a flight. During the pandemic, we received an intensive course in adaptability so we decided to save the day and
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April 24, 2022 All across the Midwest, flowering trees dotted with tiny billows of pink and white send a gentle message of awakening. Flowering bulbs thrust their bold colors out of the earth to eagerly flag Spring’s arrival. We are certain of the seasonal change, yet it is difficult to feel patient for the full
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April 17, 2022 To everything there is a season And a time for every purpose under Heaven This week’s special Easter blog post is from LifeWays’ Founder, Cynthia Aldinger: In preparing to write this blog, I made my way down to the river to pray – well, not exactly to pray but to seek inspiration.
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April 10, 2022 PASSOVER AT KULANU PLAYGARDEN From Yael Raff Peskin At its core, Judaism is an oral tradition, where stories are treasured and passed on from one generation to the next — l’dor v’dor. The story of the Exodus–from slavery to liberation–is the core story we tell and re-tell. It is THE story of the Jewish people.
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