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 [...]

Playful Parenting: My Thoughts

You can put me down as one more voice enthusiastically recommending the book, Playful Parenting! . 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 [...]

Advent :: 19 Days til Christmas

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

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 [...]

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 [...]