How a Single Leaf Took Me to a New Level of Letting Go
No matter how hard I try, there is so much that I cannot control. Strike that. I cannot control anything no matter how hard I try. A few months ago I came home from a doctor’s appointment in the...
View ArticleA Beam of Light Illuminates My Value as a Mother
I expect myself to be a perfect Mother – to always be warm and loving and to unceasingly do and say the right things. I expect for the foods my children ingest to be organic and the words and images...
View ArticleSlow Down With Your Children and They Will Show You the World
I like to joke that when the time comes for my son Jonah to choose a partner in life, I will know the right person for him because they will not be rushing him down the aisle. Jonah, like most...
View ArticleImprinting Our Children with Love
One evening this past winter a dear and lifelong friend was traveling for work to the place where I live and we were able to get together for an impromptu gathering and enjoy a meal with my two sons....
View Article5 Powerful Ways to Connect More Deeply with Your Children
1. Observe your child. Find yourself directly in the moment with them and experience them more clearly now. Look deeply into their eyes and experience the color fully. Now stay there a while allowing...
View Article“It takes a very long time to become young.” ― Pablo Picasso
One of the best ways in which we may lift our children up in this life is to show them that the world is beautiful. We may show them shells and sunflowers, lazy days and wild adventures, delightful...
View ArticleMotherhood Requires a Girl to Give Herself a Little Grace
Recently a “fan” of my Facebook page requested that I create a meditation about the presence of grace in motherhood. “Meghan!” she posted, “a meditation on grace, please!! Motherhood requires a girl...
View Article“The soul is healed by being with children.”– Fyodor Dostoyevsky
When I awoke this morning my back was throbbing and my heart was heavy. I shuffled about washing each of the many dishes that hadn’t come clean in our dysfunctional dishwasher. My husband read to our...
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