Love Your Pet? Why Our Connection To Animals Matters
For months one of my sons has been quietly asking for an animal. He feels so deeply connected to animals that sometimes we have to stop on the bike path just to make sure that the squirrel made it up the tree safely or that the ants got across before a bike squashed them. He…
For the Love of Nature
Our house is filled with leaves, twigs, rocks, feathers, acorns…if it has to do with nature, it is probably in our house. One of my sons has even asked to keep a little mouse skull that he found so that he can study it and learn from it!!! As you have probably guessed, my boys…
What To Do When Your Kids Are Bouncing Off The Walls
Last weekend my boys were unsettled. They were not acting like themselves. They were either whiny or got mad over the little things or were super silly. Ironically it is the
How To Get A Balanced Diet for Kids Right in Your Back Yard
Most people will agree that a balanced diet includes more fruit and vegetables. The question many parents ask is, “How do I get my kids to eat a balanced diet?” The answer is simple. Go outside to your backyard. Planting seeds with children teaches them so much about this world and naturally encourages them to…
How Nature Reduces Stress
The other weekend we were all feeling a bit stir crazy! Our to-do list was huge and our kids were loud. Not a good combo. We knew that we had to do something to reduce the stress in our house, but what?
Yearning to Connect
We all yearn to be connected to who we are at our core. We all also yearn to be connected at a deeper level to one another. Somehow instead of embracing this, we sometimes miss seeing the connections and make decisions that lead us farther away from who we truly are at our core.
Dancing in the Rain
It is easy to get caught up in the rush of things. Yet, it is also easy to create moments that count. Last night as the rain poured down I called to my husband, “The gutter must be full, it is running over.” Quickly he grabbed the ladder and went to fix it.
Nature, as good as it gets!
Nature is as good as it gets to nourishing one’s soul. This morning I just was not in the swing of things. It was nearly noon and I had not accomplished much other than eating..
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The Heart of It.
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