July 25, 2021 The only way to have a friend is to be one. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Can you remember a special friend from childhood? I was fortunate enough to have a few childhood friends who waited for me by the school gates in the morning, and played long hours with me during the …
July 18, 2021 Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them. I suppose it’s an early form of participation in what goes on. Listening children know stories are there. When their elders sit and begin, children are just waiting and hoping for one …
June 27, 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 We recently visited Des Moines, IA for my oldest son’s …
June 20, 2021 My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, ‘You’re tearing up the grass.’ ‘We’re not raising grass,’ Dad would reply. ‘We’re raising boys.’ –Harmon Killebrew As Father’s Day approaches I have really enjoyed recalling times when my dad played with me …
June 13, 2021 Going barefoot is the gentlest way of walking and can symbolise a way of living – being authentic, vulnerable, sensitive to our surroundings. It’s the feeling of enjoying warm sand beneath our toes, or carefully making our way over sharp rocks in the darkness. It’s a way of living that has the …
May 30, 2021 Resilience is more complex than simply popping up again. -Joan Almon This past “year and some months” was HARD for many people. Parents, faced with the task of raising their young humans without the expected support systems, certainly felt the struggle. According to a new study led by researchers from the University …
May 9, 2021 Every progressive, inclusive thought is only as powerful as the ritual it permeates. – Swati Bhattacharya As our Muslim friends around the world prepare to celebrate the end of Ramadan this week, I have been reflecting on the importance of bringing a variety of festivals to children. I believe it is essential …
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April 18, 2021 Accept the children the way we accept trees – with gratitude, because they are a blessing – but do not have expectations or desires. You don’t expect trees to change; you love them as they are. — Isabel Allende Recently, I visited my brother and sister to prune fruit trees at their house; …
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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