Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down. -Oprah Winfrey Are you wondering how in the world to be a good friend to your black American friends right now? It can be challenging to […]
Parenting
Talking With Kids About Race
The time is always right to do what is right. -Martin Luther King Jr. I have sat down to write this post three times, not including the countless times I’ve wrote bits and pieces in my mind. I write in tears that won’t stop. I fear being misunderstood, I fear offending, I fear it is […]
- Food
- ...
Gardening with Kids: Top 10 Plants
To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow. -Audrey Hepburn I don’t know about ya’ll but we have been LIVING outside the last 4 weeks as the weather has warmed up and it feels like we’ve been in quarantine for 13 years. It is a balm to my soul to dig in the dirt, […]
- Parenting
- ...
The Power of And
All truth is a paradox. -Anne Lamott Years ago I read the book “Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work & in Life, One Conversation at a Time” by Susan Scott. My biggest takeaway (and there were many!) was shifting from the word “but” to “and”. Think about how these sentences feel entirely different with this […]
Connection: Top Five Benefits
I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgement; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship. Dr. Brene Brown Does anyone else silently cheer when an event is canceled and you can just stay home in […]
- Parenting
- ...
Connection: What’s Holding You Back?
We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community. ―Dorothy Day At the time of this writing, it is Wednesday April 7, 2020. Our world is in the grip of COVID-19, or “Coronavirus”, nearly 5 months since the first case broke […]
Parenting and Certainty
“In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.” Bertrand Russell As an Enneagram 9, a degree of uncertainty seems to go with the territory. I use words like “maybe”, “sometimes” and “possibly” way too much. I don’t have to […]
Sizzling Summer: Fun on the Cheap
“Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer’s day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.” John Lubbock, The Use of Life Ah summer, with your long days and bouncy children, […]
My Not To Do List
“There’s never enough time to do all the nothing you want.” Bill Watterson “How do you do it all?!” I’ve been asked this so many times in the years I have been working full time while raising my boys. The answer is an emphatic, “I absolutely don’t!”. No one does it all, but we all […]
Sizzling Summer: Easy Kid Treats
Is it just me or does everything taste better outside? Juicy peaches, sweet strawberry shortcake, grilled salmon….the vibrant flavors just seem to pop in the summer. Outside is where it’s at in the summer. Picnic lunches at the park, snacks on hiking trails, burgers and fries after a long day playing in Lake Tahoe. I […]