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!)
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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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Fabulous! I went looking for Mr Rogers videos a while back with no success.
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 at 8:54 amYou know, I was trying to look up some episodes on YouTube, and couldn’t find anything that wasn’t obscene (seriously). I’m glad you have this link, now I can show my son something that I loved so much about that show!
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 at 9:05 amAwesome!!
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 at 7:04 pmThanks..we LOVE Mr. Rogers here!
Thank you, thank you! Ainslee LOVES the “how you make stuff” videos from Mr. Rogers.
To the above commenter, my girls and I have watched people singing various songs we are memorizing, watched Eastern Orthodox services in other countries and in ours, and watched Chinese dragon dances, mostly in San Francisco. Oh, and finger knitting tutorials. All on You Tube. My dh and I are addicted to the badger commercials LOL. I’ve actually never watched anything obscene on YouTube!
Posted on June 24th, 2008 at 4:07 pm