Short term pain- long term gain. It would have been easier to go to the store and purchase our angel tree gifts while they were at school.🏫⁣

There are so many benefits to getting out in nature.

A beautiful rainy day lesson straight from the mouth of a 4 year old.

This is a picture of HOPE. Hope of ending this weekend on a positive note. A real family dinner I SO believe in but haven’t achieved yet because... kids that are 4,3,1. We have been mostly in survival mode.⁣
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Real or Fake? What’s your family’s tradition? 🎄⁣
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We have been trying to be more mindful about our choices with everything- so the idea of a better eco choice came up when decorating for the holidays this year.🌍⁣
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Today is World Mental Health Day. The @who has made suicide prevention a priority for a few years and this is the theme of this years #WorldMenta...

  In Julia Child’s Book, “The Way To Cook" writes "Dining with one's friends and beloved family is certainly one of life's primal and most innoce...

I was thrilled when my friend, Leslie, Education Coordinator at Ada Jenkins, let me know that the kids created a book about the history of the school/center. When I saw the book I was blown away! They did such a great job bringing the story of Ada Jenkins to life with their words and illustrations. The 4th and 5th Grade LEARN Works Students are talented and now, they know it, all because of the leadership of their teacher, Ms. Kenzie.

Here is our interview with Ms. Kenzie about the project…

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David Brooks says, “We bury the faint crackling of our inner fire underneath safer noises and settle for a false life.”. I was inspired to take the next step from listening to a SuperSoul Conversation between him and Oprah, among other various sources. To actually DO something about it.

So here we go, unearthing a crackling that has been burning in me for a while. A notion that we may know in our heads, but one that needs stark and bolded attention…

When I was a kid, I loved Earth Day. It was usually accompanied by a trip to the park, planting a tree with school or something similar. In adulthood I really didn’t pay much attention to be honest. But now in parenthood, I am hoping to make it a day that my kids look forward to.

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