Parenthood

{this moment} - A Friday ritual, inspired by Soule Mama. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.Read more

One of my parenting principals is to always honor emotions. Emotions are real. They are tangible. And, they don’t go away just because we ignore them. In our house, we acknowledge and process our emotions. We bring awareness to our emotions. When they are enjoyable, we celebrate those sensations. When our emotions are unpleasant, we dig deeper. We often discover that though the emotion itself may be real, it is based upon a lie. We work to uncover those little mysteries on a daily basis. And, we look for tools to help us…Read more

Greetings from the Hoffman infirmary. My daughter and I have been battling one heck of a cold virus for the last week and a half. While AE seems to be on the upswing, I’m still deep in the throes of a war with this thing. Thankfully, cold viruses are not transmitted via these here internets, so I can drop in and share some quick thoughts with you about extremes. When I wake up in the middle of the night to the sound of my toddler’s junky cough, I’m tempted to hole up in…Read more

AE loves to pretend to talk on the phone. Lately, she ends nearly every imaginary call by urgently uttering “Call you back, bye!” I thought it was so strange. Where is she getting that? Then, I was on the phone with my mom and AE started to scale the back of the couch. As I ran toward her, I said into the phone, “Mom, I have to go. I’ll call you back. Bye!” It’s so easy to forget how much our kids learn just by watching us. And they are always watching –…Read more