If you’re an introvert, or highly sensitive person, you know that after a social gathering, you need space to be alone. Nothing fills my cup better than lots of space to be in my home and do whatever whimsical thing I want. Children, even as small as two, need this time to re-set as…
“If you don’t see God in all, then you can’t see God at all.”~ Yogi Bhajan. I’m struggling because right now I want to hate and blame and rage. And yet, my heart whispers my truth, that forgiveness is always the answer. That inside of oneness, of love, of Christ Consciousness,…
This year, now that Sophia is two, Easter has taken on new levels of fun and joy. I’ve always recognized this time of year as a celebration of the return of the fertility of the earth. I’ve also thought about the story of the resurrection of Christ and all that symbolizes. However, now, in our…
I walked down the hall and into the bathroom stall. There on the door in front of me was a quote. It described that in many Native American traditions, when the men returned from hunting, their first question was always: “How are the children?” They believed that this told them all they…
My midwife asked me to get back on the bed. I was currently squatting on a stool. I looked at her and stayed still. Move? What? Right then, he grabbed me from behind, and flung us both back on the bed. She asked me to push. I’ll never forget the feeling. A head pushing through…
They say that parenting is a mirror, and will bring up all our unresolved issues. I read that before I was a mama, and I totally got it. Intellectually. Abstractly. They say there is no bond like a parent-child. I got that. Abstractly. Intellectually. Here’s what I now understand about what that really means. Intellectually…