A beautiful mother
I stood in line today behind a beautiful young mother. Her two children, a boy and girl around 4 and 6 years old, stood with her. She talked to them casually as she made a quick phone call. She waited patiently for them to move in line with her. …
Creative Unschooling
Just a warning… in case you haven’t noticed, my inner hippie is coming out more and more. If you aren’t ready for more of my earth mama ideas, you may want to stop reading here. For the last six months, I have been thinking about homeschooling my kids. A…
Passing Down the Holiday Spirit
As I methodically pulled out my sharpie and wrote the date on a newly opened carton of rice milk today, I all of a sudden took a double take. November 16th!? Wait, how did I miss the first fifteen days of November? And where did October go? Thanksgiving is…
Grant Me Patience
God, grant me patience. An extra breath before I speak. An extra moment to take it all in. Extra grace before my reach. Renew my appreciation for every single moment in this life. Especially the hard ones As the day speeds along so fast And my children test the…
Butterflies Dancing
For the last few days I’ve had this feeling of excitement. Like butterflies are dancing. In my stomach. Like something is going to happen soon. Something great. Only I have no idea what it is. Maybe it is because I have crossed off a few loooooong standing things…