July 5, 2020 Oh beautiful for spacious skies For amber waves of grain For purple mountains majesty Above the fruited plain America, America God shed His grace on thee And crown thy Good with Brotherhood From sea to shining sea From Cynthia: These are the lyrics to America the Beautiful that I grew up with. […]
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June 14, 2020 Receive the children in reverence Educate them in love Let them go forth in freedom –Rudolf Steiner One of the most developmentally appropriate video tutorials I have seen to help us learn how to further our children’s understanding that Black Lives Matter is the one above by a young Black woman, Kimaya.
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June 10, 2020 May your home always be too small to hold all of your friends “I resolve to make my home welcoming! “ This is what I wrote in a notebook many years ago as I sat in a tiny English garden with my newborn son, who, amazingly was sleeping for more than
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June 7, 2020 A morning when you become a pure vessel For what wants to ascend from silence – John O’Donohue Dear Friends, Earlier this week we released a video urging each of us to find our call to action to support our brothers and sisters who are continuously being oppressed, suppressed, and denied access
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June 4, 2020 At the heart of each destiny is hidden a unique life calling. What is it you are called to do?
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May 27, 2020 “At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person.” -Albert Schweitzer As we begin to emerge from these weeks and months of staying home perhaps you have neighbors, friends or relatives who extended themselves to make your life at home, with or with out children,
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May 10, 2020 Hi Everybody, and Happy Mother’s Day to everyone who is a mother, acts like a mother or has a mother! This blog is a bit different from what I imagined for a Mother’s Day post. However, I really wanted to give you a gift. The gift is also a bit different from
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April 26, 2020 Give thanks to the Mother Earth Give thanks to the Father Sun Give thanks to the children in the garden where The Mother and the Father are one Kalie Sanders, Kindergarten Teacher at the Playgarden in Jacksonville Beach, Florida, a LifeWays Representative site, offers a warm invitation into the daily experience of
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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
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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.
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