The Pure and Simple Happiness We Can Afford
At 7:45 AM, I push my daughter (the one who has the bad day mantra) on her tree swing. There’s a green chair next to
September 3, 2010
Live With Flair
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Breathing Deeply in the Froglet Phase
When you aren’t a tadpole anymore, but you still aren’t a frog, you’re a froglet. I’m reading a book about frogs to my children (how
September 2, 2010
Embrace Mediocrity
Sometimes I go around the room and ask students to introduce themselves by telling me what they were known for in high school. I learn
September 1, 2010
Hold My Hand
Children hold hands. They just do. As I walk the children to school this morning, I notice how many of us hold hands naturally. I
August 31, 2010
That Hilarious Staples Commercial
There’s a hilarious Staples commercial that never fails to make me laugh. You know, the one with the father dancing in the aisle saying, “You’re
August 30, 2010
How I Detangle My Life
Before church this morning, I participate in a daily morning ritual with my daughters: I detangle their hair. This is not fun ever. We employ
August 29, 2010
A Taste of My Own Medicine
For all my talk of releasing children into nature, with nothing but pure imagination and the grass beneath their feet, I’m not one to take
August 28, 2010
The Love Stockpile
All afternoon, my daughter’s been riding around on her bike. She’s collecting acorns. She loads her pink basket and rides back to a rugged old
August 27, 2010
A face without freckles is like a sky without stars.
This morning, I have a great conversation with a rising 5th grader. This is the daughter of the mother who says the sign of a
August 26, 2010
When You’re Disappointed and Bitter
With so many tomatoes, how could I not make homemade sauce? It’s violent. You take tomatoes and submerge them in boiling water for a few
August 25, 2010