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Healing The Next Generation
The science of epigenetics shows that the choices we make today can resonate in the minds and bodies of our great grandchildren Continue reading
Do YOU Have A Choice?
Does the balancing act between home and work give mothers more choice or less? Continue reading
Meaning of Life According To A Laundry Wench
Laundry mindfulness. It’s possible. Continue reading
Posted in family, humor, mindfulness, mothering, radical homemaker
Tagged family, humor, mindfulness, mothering, radical homemaker
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How The Secret Garden Saved Me
Adults may never glimpse the complex inner lives of children. Here’s one view. Continue reading
Posted in books, girls, literature, memory, mothering, selfhood
Tagged books, faith, girls, inner life, literature, memory, mothering, selfhood
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Mom Knows Nothing
There’s peace to be found right beyond the need for answers. That puts the emphasis on love, not on what’s right. Continue reading
Posted in attention, conversation, mindfulness, mothering, nature, peace
Tagged attention, conversation, mindfulness, mothering, peace
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If Jane Goodall Were An Alien
Imagine someone with Jane Goodall’s observational powers coming from outer space to observe us for a few days. Continue reading
Posted in family, homeschooling, learning, mothering, perspective, school, simple living, technology
Tagged family, homeschooling, learning, mothering, simple living
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Strong Enough to Be Ourselves
When we connect deeply with what we do it’s a continual process of growth, learning and awareness. We’re not invested in the judgment of others. The satisfactions are much richer. Continue reading
Posted in homeschooling, imagination, learning, mothering, selfhood
Tagged imagination, learning, mothering
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Gone Visiting
I was raised to be quiet and deferential to others. (Fist shake at outdated values.) Perhaps as a direct result, I wanted to insure that my own children felt free to be themselves.
Homeschooling gave us that freedom. Natural learning is an antidote to cultural factors relentlessly trying to pressure us into sameness. Continue reading
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How Big Are Your Moments?
Our lives are constructed of what we notice and remember. Continue reading
Posted in family, meaning, memory, mindfulness, perspective, simple living, stress
Tagged attention, family, meaning, memory, mindfulness, mothering, perspective, simple living
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For Brainpower & Focus, Try Clapping
Hand-clapping songs improve us in a host of surprising ways. Focus & alertness. Better writing. Calmness. Perhaps even social maturity. Up for a round of Miss Suzie anyone? Continue reading
