Why We Need a “Yes!” Day
It’s only 7:30 PM, and I’m falling asleep. My oldest daughter climbs up beside me on the bed and says, “Mom, you really need a
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It’s only 7:30 PM, and I’m falling asleep. My oldest daughter climbs up beside me on the bed and says, “Mom, you really need a
Neighbor boys introduce me to the intricacies of Star Wars. They spread Legos across my counter top and build V-Wing Starfighters. I learn the
I realize today that I love experimenting with background. The word technically means the “scenery behind the main object of contemplation, especially when perceived as
My oldest wants to make a raspberry cheesecake. No problem! We have a cookbook for children that shows delightful pictures of perfect daughters pureeing raspberries
A neighbor knocks on our door and begs us to come pick his peaches. “Take all you want!” They have so many peaches falling off
I’m driving way out into the country to a farm. It’s a nice afternoon to see some horses, and in Central Pennsylvania, you don’t have
It’s never a good time to paint your living room. But we decide to refresh the living room–give it a little lift (my neighbor’s words)–before
I’m lounging by the neighborhood pool, and I notice a group of teenage boys wildly attacking one another, throwing one another into the water, and
As Seamus Heaney wrote in his poem, “Blackberry Picking,” the red berries finally “inked up and that hunger / sent us out” to harvest. It’s
I’m back in the woods for the first time all summer. As the sun sets, the children gather burrs to make the roof of a