I think, on random days, it's a good thing to be grateful for what we have, what we are, and what we are continuing to be. Especially...

Everywhere we turn, someone is asking for something. Everywhere we go, it is what else we can do for someone else. What about what you...

Mothering is likely the best 'thing' I have ever done, and ,at the same time, one of the most difficult. Though, honestly, I’m not...

The threat out there against us is very real: a tiny speck of a incomplete bit of genetic material is taking down hundreds of thousands...

I know you need more links to click on like you need a hole in the head; however, I have been a little swamped what with work and life...

I started this off in a grouchy mood and had nothing good to say. Being grouchy is not a comfortable fit for me so it's nice that...

5 ways to regroup/chill/get over it when everyone is at home sharing that trickle of internet and what little space you may have. I...

It’s completely surreal: I’m sitting here in our amazing oasis of a yard, green all around me, with the different colors of all of the...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SlPhMPnQ58k (this is a very good but very sad song that reminds me of other places, other people, other...

Weight is a topic that many people don't like to address, don't like to think about, and yet we worry about it. We worry about it for...

Did you notice this month was all about communication? This year, I am trying for monthly ‘themes’. My goal. :) Let’s talk about one...

It’s like the world is in fast-forward. We rush rush rush and we forget, sometimes, to give feedback and, yes, accolades. In general,...

One of my favorite things is the end of the work/school day, and checking in with my kiddos, and hearing about their day. I can tell...

There are THOSE words that you say that you can just toss out there almost without even thinking, and they really aren't worth a lot. ...

There are many versions of this tale originally by Hans Christian Andersen (ours, for example, is illustrated with penguins dolled up -...

We try — as parents, as teachers, and those of influence — to teach those to whom we try to impart knowledge or ideas to celebrate our...

"Study Nature. Love Nature. Stay close to Nature. It will never fail you." ~ Frank Lloyd Wright. This book is probably not much of a...

This is probably one of my favorite books, and one I have used in many lessons. In this book, The Lion and the Little Red Bird by Elisa...

During the month of January this year, I am going to share with you some of my favorite books and why I love them. I don't have a fully...

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound...