Welcome to the January Carnival of Natural Parenting: Learning from children This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Hobo Mama and Code Name: Mama. This month our participants have shared the many lessons their children have taught them. Please read to the end to find a list [...]
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Dear Santa, I hope this won’t be too late in getting to you, but I thought I would try anyway. So you might be wondering why I am writing to you since a) I’m 36 and b) we’ve had a fortunate year and don’t really need anything right now. I know that people mostly write [...]
Winter Solstice falls on December 21st, which is the shortest day and longest night of the year. For me, Solstice is a celebration of the returning light. Since I began identifying as Pagan just over a decade ago, I have recognized Solstice and celebrated it in my heart, but I never put a lot of [...]
Welcome to the December Carnival of Natural Parenting: Let’s Talk Traditions This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural Parenting hosted by Code Name: Mama and Hobo Mama. Please read to the end to find a list of links to the other carnival participants. *** Since my kids are quite young [...]
It’s been a busy couple weeks. Christmas is coming so my spare time has been filled with spending more time with my husband and daughters, a little Christmas shopping, Christmas parades, Christmas baking, writing Christmas cards and Christmas letters, Christmas decorating and Christmas parties with friends. Other than my weekly recipe and Vegetarian Foodie Fridays [...]
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My six year old daughter had a double dose of heavy education this week. First, we were driving home when out of the blue she asked me “How does a daddy’s sperm get inside the mommy?” After driving into a telephone pole I had to remind myself that I believe it is important to answer [...]
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“When we adults think of children, there is a simple truth which we ignore: childhood is not preparation for life; childhood is life. A child isn’t getting ready to live; a child is living. The child is constantly confronted with the nagging question, “What are you going to be?” Courageous would be the youngster who, [...]
