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Z is Six Already!

Posted in family, mothers, off topic, parenting, personal, sons on May 29, 2012 | 1 Comment »

On Memorial Day weekend six years ago, this is what I looked like: A couple of hours later, this is what I looked like: I can hardly believe that he is SIX already! I feel like my oldest kid should be six, not my second one! Zander is amazing. He is super funny—perhaps the funniest [...]

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Book Review: To Err is Common

Posted in off topic, reviews on May 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

To Err is Common by Margot Terrence Paperback: 340 pages Publisher: Prisyon Publishing (November 21, 2011) ISBN-13: 978-0983872207 http://www.toerriscommon.com Reviewed by Molly Remer, Talk Birth Written by a hospital Risk Manager, To Err is Common is a “truvel” that explores the ins and outs in the lives of the nurses at a large hospital and [...]

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300 Things

Posted in babies, family, mothers, off topic, parenting, personal, pictures, self-care, spirituality on March 23, 2012 | 4 Comments »

Step out onto the Planet Draw a circle a hundred feet round Inside the circle are 300 things nobody understands, and, maybe nobody’s ever really seen. How many can you find? –Lew Welch I’ve almost finished reading the book Earth Prayers and the above is one of my favorites from the book. It was actually the [...]

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Introversion

Posted in family, homeschooling, off topic, personal, self-care, sons on February 23, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in. –Leonard Cohen, from “Anthem” via A Meditation for the Weekend: How the Light Gets In – By Susan Cain. Accidentally came across this quote via Facebook today and just loved it. It [...]

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Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Urban Homesteading & to Self-Sufficient Living

Posted in family, off topic, Resources, reviews on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Urban Homesteading Sundari Elizabeth Kraft Paperback, 352 pages Published by Penguin Group (USA) ISBN: 9781615641048 And The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Self-Sufficient Living Jerome Belanger Paperback, 400 pages Published by Penguin Group (USA) ISBN: 9781592579457 Reviewed by Molly Remer Written in clear, straightforward language and covering an impressive array of [...]

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What a nice day!

Posted in family, mothers, off topic, personal on February 3, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Perhaps it is just a coincidence or simply due to the fact that Alaina took a lovely nap, but this no-Facebook retreat certainly seemed productive today! I decluttered/re-organized the hall closet, wrote two essays for one of my doctoral classes (the last two in this class as I already turned in my final paper earlier [...]

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Time for a retreat!

Posted in childbirth educators, family, miscarriage, mothers, off topic, personal, pregnancy loss, self-care, spirituality, women on February 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »

It is only when we silence the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of the truth that life reveals to us, as it stands knocking on the doorsteps of our hearts. ~ K.T. Jong (via Kingfish Komment) Some time around November each year for the last three years, [...]

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Elemental Polymer Clay Goddesses

Posted in birth art, off topic, self-care, spirituality on January 30, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Several months ago when I was experimenting with polymer clay goddess pendants, I also made four sculptures symbolizing earth, air, water, and fire. I used gemstones for the belly of each figure. (I’ve not used stones in any sculptures after these, because I don’t know that the mixed media quite works in the manner in [...]

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My Tribe!

Posted in family, fathers, homeschooling, mothers, off topic, personal, self-care on January 25, 2012 | 6 Comments »

This is perhaps the most long-overdue post in the history of my blog. Several years ago, The Feminist Breeder wrote a post in which she answered the question, “how do I do it?” I’ve lost the link for her original post, but the gist of her answer was, not alone.  She also asked readers to [...]

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Embodied Prayer

Posted in off topic, personal, self-care, spirituality, women on January 1, 2012 | 2 Comments »

Sister, before you get all busy and serious about your new year resolutions, take a moment to tune into that force which beats your heart, which grows the leaves on the trees, which creates and tears down, everything. Tune into the captivating rhythm of evolution, and dance your way into your holy calling. The whole [...]

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