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Wordless Wednesday: Swing

September 19, 2012
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How Children Learn

May 8, 2012

A few days ago Bea and I were sitting on the couch reading Farmer Boy together. We’d just read about Almanzo’s family sitting down to supper, with the schoolteacher there to be boarded for two weeks and a wealth of food on the table. In those times it was expected that children were seen and [...]

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this moment

February 3, 2012

Via SouleMama

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{this moment}

January 13, 2012

Inspired by SouleMama – A Friday ritual. A single photo – no words – capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

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Where is the Joy?

January 10, 2012

It is easy to talk about positive thinking in calm moments. When the sun is shining and the sky is blue, positive thinking is like drinking sweet nectar from flowers growing beside your head. But when the wind is howling outside, and there are dark scary shadows on the walls, what happens then? Last night, [...]

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Presence/Absence

November 10, 2011

You’ve probably noticed my absence. But I’ve really been very present in my days.  We’re off visiting family in England and Ireland, and time to spend alone with the computer in a place with a decent internet connection is hard to come by.  But there are windblown walks and moonlight on the sea in abundance. [...]

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A Difficult Day

September 2, 2011

Normally I’d be writing about Playful Self-Discipline around the end of each week, but today I had to do something difficult that I’ve never done before.  I took my sick, suffering cat to the emergency vet and made the decision to have him put down instead of embarking on a long, expensive and uncertain course [...]

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Repost: Power, Parenting and Gentle Discipline

July 25, 2011

I’m taking a little break from regular posting right now, but I’d like to share this post from the archives. Thinking about the balance of power and respect in our relationships is so important, and there were lots of great comments and input from readers on this post last year.  Be sure to click through [...]

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Weekend Links

May 15, 2011

Grain by Grain – My 3 Little Birds on BlogHer Hiking, Litter and Gratitude – Beauty That Moves Self Directed Effort – Seth Godin Juggling – The Yarn Harlot What It Is Like to Change Poopy Diapers – Amber Dusick

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Playful Self-Discipline: The Uncertainty Paradox

April 28, 2011

It’s Thursday and time to check in on my playful self-discipline project.  April’s theme has been Uncertainty, and I’ve written about how I deal with uncertainty, what happens when life throws me unexpected hassles and how uncertainty can break through into mindfulness and joy when I’m living right now. Today I planned to write about [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Tired

April 20, 2011

After a long silence this afternoon, I came upstairs to check on Claire and found her here, on our bed with a little blanket pulled over herself. So. Tired.

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Weekend Links

March 20, 2011

5 Easy Ways You Can Simplify in Under 30 Minutes – Simple Homeschool A Letter From Sendai – Ode Magazine On Being a Feminist Mother – This Woman’s Work And Zen Some – Musings of a Practicing Momma (Via Mama-Om) Yip Yips – Sesame Street

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Weekend Links

February 27, 2011

and it goes on – SouleMama The Disease Called Perfection – Single Dad Laughing The Beast Inside Me – Natural Parenting Center (A post on night weaning, thanks to Stefanie at Very, Very Fine for pointing me to this blog!) Early Memories – Balancing Everything Image Credit: Francesco Pappalardo, used with creative commons license

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