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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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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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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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
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August 9, 2020 Only humans are permitted to live without rhythm in order that they can become free. However, they must of their own accord bring rhythm again into the chaos. – Rudolf Steiner My family moved back to our hometown of Kansas City, Missouri this past weekend, and as with every great transition that
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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
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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
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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
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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
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June 21, 2020 If there is any immortality to be had among us human beings, it is certainly only in the love that we leave behind. Fathers like mine don’t ever die. -Leo Buscaglia A Blessing for a Father By John O’Donohue The longer we live The more your presence We
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