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April 6, 2020 He who plants a garden plants happiness. – Chinese proverb Kim Allsup, a long-time Waldorf class teacher and gardening teacher, offers in her blog Growing Children, “Long ago, when my daughter was two, I did not realize that toddlers might be able to do real work. I remember a yo yo experience …
April 3, 2020 Multitasking is overrated – I’d rather do one thing well than many things badly. Quality supersedes quantity every time. -Stewart Stafford The benefit of more time at home is there’s more time to help your kids learn to contribute to the home tasks — their future life partners will thank you later! …
March 30,2020 Join in the great company of those who make barren places of life fruitful with kindness. Carry a vision of heaven in your hearts…Your success and happiness lies in you…The external conditions are the accidents of life. The great enduring realities are love and service. Joy is the holy fire that keeps our …
March 29, 2020 When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. – Maya Angelou Is everyone an expert at videoconferencing now? I sure do miss visiting with friends and family face to face, but I’m glad we can still talk via technology platforms like Zoom or FaceTime. Still… it just isn’t the same, …
March 28. 2020 If baking is any labor at all, it’s a labor of love. A love that gets passed from generation to generation. –Regina Brett The simple act of baking can bring comfort. It relaxes us, and reassures us that there are certain things in the world that just make sense. And it’s …
March 23, 2020 In these times, in these uncertain times, I will remain open to the miracle that is each moment. A Story, a Recipe, and a Song for these times from Stacy Ito (San Francisco Bay area LifeWays Early Childhood Training) Hello dear friends! A Story I just love the message and simplicity of …
February 16, 2020 Figure out the rhythm of life and live in harmony with it. – Lao Tzu Rudolf Steiner, founder of Waldorf education, said,” It is important to remember a universal rule: rhythm replaces strength!” Students in our LifeWays Early Childhood training and our online courses tell us all the time that creating a …
January 19, 2020 Jack’s wise, readable book is a breath of fresh air in a crowded field of hyper-parenting manuals.” – Katrina Kenison, author of Mitten Strings for God “Do you bake?” This is the question Jack Petrash asked one of the mothers in the live workshop he did with Cynthia Aldinger last year in …
November 17, 2019 It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding – Erma Bombeck As the weather cools in the Northern Hemisphere, getting children ready to go outdoors takes longer. Wise caregivers and parents know that getting one’s self dressed for outdoor play is a skill, …
September 1, 2019 As we come around to the official end of summer, Labor Day, our thoughts turn once again to work — good, honest hard work. Rudolf Steiner had this to say about the value of the practical life: Seek the truly practical material life But seek it so that it does not numb …