Every day is complicated, messy, and full of friction. And every day has glorious or cozy moments worth celebrating. I seldom bother to chronicle the friction and the mess because writing time is fleeting and precious—and childhood even more so. I’d rather capture the small joys that I might forget—or take for granted—if I don’t take time to set them down in words.
(Excerpt from
this post about Real Life, quoted here because I don't want anyone to be under the impression that things are always perfect around here! Heaven knows we are anything but. Perfect, frictionless, orderly? Nope. Happy? Most of the time!)
- regan: my 14yo used to lock himself in the bathroom and paint indian “war paint” all over his face using...
- Activities Coordinator: My sister had that hair. My husband had that hair. Why, oh why didn’t my children get...
- Kathryn: Oh my! Rilla is a miniature Beanie!
- angela: A couple years ago, I spotted someone signing at a Living Stones retreat (back when K and I were newbies in...
- Alice Gunther: Oh so very, very cute! And all those golden curls are a joy to behold!
Be like the bird
Who, pausing in flight
On limb too slight,
Feels it give way beneath her,
Yet sings,
Knowing she has wings.
—Victor Hugo
Six Things to Include in Your Child's Day:
meaningful work
imaginative play
good books
beauty (art, music, nature)
ideas to ponder and discuss
prayer
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I really need a good planner!
Posted on January 4th, 2008 at 8:33 amI don’t really need a planner - but I wanted to stop by and tell you that I got motivated to start a blog, partly because of the inspiration of your family-centered writings. What a wonderful experience it will be for your children one day to read all your musings about life! I’m not even sure if I could tell you what my mother’s favorite color was, much less how she felt about learning or books or …me. She’s been gone for over 5 years now, but I’m hoping to use my blog to “expose myself” a little to my family and friends.
Oh…and I loved your Real Learning book and the DVD from your conference. It was fun to “hear” you after reading the book.
Debbie
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Kathleen, I’ll enter your name in both the drawings.
Posted on January 4th, 2008 at 10:53 amDebbie, thanks so much for your kind words but I think they are meant for Elizabeth Foss!
:) 
She wrote Real Learning and gave the conference talks. Her blog is the lovely Real Learning, named after her book—for which I wrote the foreword, and maybe that’s how you confused the two of us! 
Posted on January 4th, 2008 at 11:04 amI look forward to visiting your blog!