A Craft-astic Holiday or One Craft-aster After Another (and loving it!)
This is for all you mamas who see the creative projects and crafts and cute baking on Pinterest and wish you were the kind of ‘crafty mama’ who could whip together such adorableness for your little...
View ArticleBaby Led Weaning
[Reprinted from Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and The Gentle...
View ArticleEvery Mama a Hero!
Ever heard the phrase sisyphean effort? It refers to any endless, frustrating, fruitless task, and it’s based on the mythological Greek king, Sisyphus. In short, King Sisyphus was a crafty, incestuous,...
View ArticleThe Measure of Success~Chinese Parents & French Parents Can’t BOTH Be Superior!
The Measure of Success Mother Teresa never went to medical school, never married, never had children, begged for food at some points in her life…and won a Nobel Peace Prize, established 610 Missions...
View ArticleSandbox Soapbox: Toddler Insights
[Portions reprinted from The Gentle Parent: Positive, Practical, Effective Discipline by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and Two Thousand Kisses...
View ArticleMy Renaissance Girl
There’s another teenager in our house! My Renaissance Girl turned thirteen this week. It’s hard to believe my little preemie who started her days in the NICU, came home at 3 lbs 13 oz on an apnea/heart...
View ArticleThe Elves and the Homemaker
You’ve all heard the story of the industrious, magical little elves who went behind the poor, but good-hearted, shoemaker and finished his work for him, saving his shop and rewarding him for his hard...
View ArticleSeuss-ified~Craft-astic~Snack-errific~Education-cool~Fun!
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child!” Seussville~Read Across America March 1st is World Book Day, and March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’ Birthday...
View ArticlePicky Eater? Here’s Help!
[Reprinted from Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages by L.R.Knost. Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood and The Gentle...
View ArticleBreastfeeding, Babywearing & Bouncing Back into Shape after Baby
[By L.R.Knost, author of Two Thousand Kisses a Day: Gentle Parenting Through the Ages and Stages, Whispers Through Time: Communication Through the Ages and Stages of Childhood, and The Gentle Parent:...
View Article30 Days of Thankfulness~Day 25~An Attitude of Gratitude!
I am thankful for An Attitude of Gratitude! To be thankful is to see~ The beauty of the fingerpainting instead of just the spilled paint on the kitchen floor The sweetness of a little helper’s heart...
View Article30 Days of Thanksgiving~Day 24~Traditions!
I am thankful for traditions! For me, tradition is synonymous with home and family. Whether it’s my personal home and family or my home country and people, our traditions define who we are, bind us...
View Article30 Days of Thankfulness~Day 23~Little Chefs!
I am thankful for little chefs! “Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things” Frank Howard Clark These adorable turkeys from Our Best Bites...
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