Posts Tagged ‘Connecting’

Highly-Sensitive Transitioning: Before The Move

Zeb, making a list of our dreams: places and people we want to see
and things we want to do on the road.
When we first started discussing the decision to travel full-time and eventually settle outside of Vegas, we included Zeb. How could we not? He’s one-third of our family and his experience will be as [...]

Playful Parenting: My Thoughts

You can put me down as one more voice enthusiastically recommending the book, Playful Parenting!
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It was truly fantastic, forever going in my Top Five parenting books, directly behind Alfie Kohn and Naomi Aldort. The author, Lawrence Cohen, speaks from the same radical view – that children are individuals deserving of respect and patience as they [...]

Advent :: 19 Days til Christmas

We have yet to be successful in daily advent rituals. But we’re enjoying the flow nonetheless.
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Yesterday was spent ::
:: Tree trimming a still crooked (but sturdy) tree
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:: Laughing hysterically at the goofy things we do in front of the camera
:: Playing a bit with my new present before putting it away
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:: Making omelets together
:: Snuggling on the [...]

Simple Creativity

I told you I was dying to get my hands on something, anything. So the other night I rummaged through baskets of supplies and books looking for an outlet. Zeb and Justin even joined in for a bit.

I used a bunch of old greeting cards, watercolors, embroidery thread, and Mod Podge to make this…this…whatever it [...]

Finding the Undercurrent

We’ve all had them – or so I like to tell myself. Those days when you see yourself through the perspective of the less-than supportive. When you come face-to-face with criticism and incredulous remarks over your unschooling or peaceful parenting or consensual living and you allow it to shape your own views.
It’s not the tone [...]