Yesterday, in the middle of my post-meltdown stupor, I received my Compassionate Parenting Tips email. It asked me this: When your needs are met it is easier to meet your child’s needs, too. What needs – yours and your child’s – aren’t currently being met as well as you would like? It then went on [...]
Posts Tagged ‘family’
Broke Down Benny
We were suppose to be in Death Valley tonight. We packed Benny up and headed out around 11am. But we didn’t get far. Less than 30 miles outside Las Vegas, Benny broke down. A puff of smoke from the dash, a burnt smell and the engine and electrical controls turned off. At first I really [...]
The Fearless Girl and Her Egg
My niece, Savana, is energetic, empowered, independent, and determined. (The very qualities we want in our adults, but that can be exhausting to encourage in our two years old!) She literally ran me dizzy while we played today. She loves to laugh and move and she simply must know things for herself without taking anyone’s [...]
Could I Love You More?
He’s spent the last two months working his (rather nice, if I do say so myself) tush off renovating the RV during any spare moment he can afford. He wakes up on his days off and feeds the chickens for me. He cooks me dinner when I have cramps. And he pulls the truck around [...]
Disconnecting to Reconnect
[P.S. My feed has changed, so visit my blog to get the new URL for Google Readers.] Two and a half weeks of disconnection from the Big Wide World. No TV, no computer, very few video games. It was superb. Heavenly. Beautiful. (Now that my laptop is away and taking longer than anticipated to repair and [...]
My name is Tara. I am a mama and a lover, a full-time nomad, a passionate devourer of Life and an Organic Life Coach.
