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April 5, 2020 The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. – Mahatma Gandhi A friend recently asked us for ideas of how to make Easter special for her older boys. Younger children are delighted with egg hunts and baskets filled with treats, but with shops closed …
March 1, 2020 The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words. – Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D. …
January 12, 2020 Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world. -Susan Lieberman The winter holidays have come and gone. We now have time to reflect a little bit. Did our holiday live up to our expectations? Did it …
September 8, 2019 Thanks to the work of our colleague, Veronica Oliva-Clour, Observing Young Children: A Tool for Meaningful Assessment has been approved for use in Minnesota by their rating system, Parent Aware. What a gift to teachers and early childhood educators that they may use a system of assessment that honors the spirit of …
August 18, 2019 Love is higher than opinion. If people love one another, the most varied opinions can be reconciled — thus, one of the most important tasks for humankind today and in the future is that we should learn to live together and understand one another. If this human fellowship is not achieved, all …
July 28, 2019 The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause. – Mark Twain The challenge was to snap a photo of a moment in time and write a little reflection to help you remember the moment. And the winner is….. Maria Allen! Her photo …
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 …