A Case for Creative Efforts 1. People don’t value home-made items as previous generations did. 2. Kids don’t learn creative skills as they once did. Does it follow then that it is pointless to intentionally teach kids the skills that came so easily to generations long ago, as no one …
Some of you may remember that when we were in China, nearly two years ago now, our blog was hacked and nearly everything was irretrievable. I’m still realizing some of the resources that I compiled for people repeatedly are gone. (Don’t ask me to recreate the cloth diapering series that …
“Often when she woke, Jo found Beth reading in her well-worn little book, heard her singing softly, to beguile the sleepless night, or saw her lean her face upon her hands, while slow tears dropped through the transparent fingers, and Jo would lie watching her with thoughts too deep for …
In the stillness of sick days where my normally active children put themselves to nap, and I wonder where they are and find them sleeping, I have had some time to think about the upcoming school year and whether or not I’m meeting my “year of less” intentions I set out …
How many undervalue the power of simplicity, But it is the real key to the heart.” ~William Wordsworth Days drip into weeks, just like raindrops individually contribute to the formation of a pond in our “backyard” nearly every other day. And as these spring weeks drip onward, I am reminded …
