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 […]
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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
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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July 21, 2019 Creative play is like a spring that bubbles up from deep within a child. – Joan Almon This past Sunday, we lost a bright shining light and advocate for children when Joan Almon passed away. Here are a few words from Cynthia about this remarkable woman: Dear Friends, There is a common
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July 14, 2019 There is a time to do, and a time not to do, and when we are slave to the habit of doing we are unable to distinguish between them. – Charles Eisenstein The photo above was posted on social media this week by LifeWays mama Meagan Schultz. Meagan wrote, “Look Daddy,” he
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June 30, 2019 In summer, the song sings itself. -William Carlos Williams Summer is short! July is already upon us; can you believe it? Sometimes it can feel like summer is a runaway train, and we are simply hanging on for the ride. Take a moment today to jot down your intentions for the
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June 23, 2019 The sun with loving light Makes bright for me each day The soul with spirit power Gives strength unto my limbs In sunlight shining clear I do revere The strength of humankind Which has so graciously been planted in my soul That I with all my might May love to work and
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