Last September my brain was a tizzy with all this things I needed to accomplish through the fall. I was constantly on the move and I was making myself (and my friends) nuts. One day, I spent the morning at the local thrift store and something fell off the shelf, hit me in the head, and landed (face …
Natural Parenting
Food Ninja-In -Training: An Opportunity for Generosity
Good Morning! What a way to start the day-fresh bagels and home made cream cheese. Totally Allegra's idea. Last week, completely out of the blue, Allegra asked if we could make cream cheese and bagels one day soon. Why not!! This weekend, we took the time with the girls, Allegra and Zola, to make …
Enough Room
So the only thing that matters is to incline one's own heart to love, because the person who loves is by nature lovable too. Yet if we love only because we want to be endearing, we succumb to the error of expecting results for our efforts. If an action is worth doing, then it doesn't lose this …
This is an Auto-Response: We are disconnecting from the world for a few days to connect as a family. Take Care, Elif, Alex & girls…
Lift up your hearts with a smile Lift up your feet with a dance Lift up your spirits with a song It's family time, it's family time, it's family time ~ Ziggy Marley I was the lucky one to be able to spend 2 full days with all 3 girls! Friday was filled with chaotic loveliness as the 3 tornadoes …
Cultivating Creativity in Children
It has been snowing like crazy around here. After I pick Mina up at school these days, we end up at home, pretty much snowbound. The time at home soon turns into something creative to pass the afternoon together. Mina, through observation, is a very creative child. Sometimes, it is even hard for me, …