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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 …
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 …
July 4, 2019 A year ago, our Living Arts Weekly blog post expressed LifeWays North America’s sorrow about the reports, photos and audio recordings that had been just released of the children separated from their parents at our border. As an organization that works on behalf of children, we were hopeful when our leaders said …
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 …
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 …
June 16, 2019 When I was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years. ― Mark Twain Happy Father’s Day! It’s funny the …
June 2, 2019 Every time I heard or read that quote, I felt like a failure. I totally got it. I just couldn’t seem to make space in my life that was full to the brim with children, spouse, home life and work life to sit for twenty minutes every day to meditate without giving …
May 12, 2019 Being a mother is learning about strengths you didn’t know you had, and dealing with fears you didn’t know existed. – Linda Wooten Happy Mother’s Day to all! Kerry Ingram, LifeWays board member and founder of Mothering Arts, posed a question last year that I have been thinking about a lot lately. …
April 28, 2019 There is no glory in star or blossom til looked upon by a loving eye; There is no fragrance in April breezes til breathed with joy as they wander by. — William Cullen Bryant The Spring air has a freshness that is intoxicating. One of my favorite sense experiences is to embrace …
April 21, 2019 Looking down at my hands, finally I understand The empty space has changed somehow and it’s filled with Hallelujah now. — Carrie Newcomer, “The Point of Arrival” I walk through a patch of woods at the farm where my husband and his work crew cleared buckthorn last fall. There’s a pile of …