an act of remembrance

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The thing that captures my imagination every time I revisit this story is the amount of time: 2 years. During a time in my life where I am ...

Olympian goddess, aka motherhood

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A Mother’s Power My 3-year-old bellows from his crib: “I want to hug ma-ah-ah-mom!” It’s 5 a.m., so I let his plea grow to full throttle bef...

ordinary

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A gentle reminder to take a look at ordinary moments on this last day of the new habits month.  Do not ask your children to strive - William...

transform... future fridays

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The essence of teaching (and maybe parenting? I have yet to find out): empowering a human being see themselves in a way that they transform ...

learning to choose

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These two perspectives about my current phase of life hit very close to home this week, as we hunker down at home in our first holiday with ...

maturity

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Although Dear Abby columns are a relic of bygone eras, this has stuck with me.  I hope that I can help our lil' Poppyseed learn some of ...

leavin' on a jet plane

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What a great dad!   via { fb }

reading books with kids... future fridays

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More inspiration surrounding Eric Carle. On a side note, I have struggled with this exact perspective of parenting, not quite sure how to re...

a hope... future fridays

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This is something I definitely relate to for our new little Poppyseed and for me.  Resilience The world is going to change, and resilience i...

parenting... future fridays

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Now that I am suddenly so much more aware of parenting, these little snippets about parenthood made me smile and excited about all of the un...

the future and the past

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Today is the last day of a momentous month that I had eagerly anticipated for 9 months. And I am confronted by the enormous responsibility a...