I’m a visionary. Give me a lofty goal to shoot for and I’ll put everything I have into it. Put blinders on me and ask me to just take things one step at a time with no goal and I flounder. Since I view my role as a parent as one of my primary vocations, […]
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Play Silks – the winner
Dear Readers, I’ve had so much fun reading through all of your comments on how your children would play with a set of playsilks or what they are currently dreaming up in their imaginary playworlds… Children are simply so creative and it is a joy to hear about! Sorry for the delay. I made the […]
A Rebirth-day Milestone
Last week marked a milestone – 30 years since I became a child of God. It’s been 30 years since the day when in the midst of build-up for my physical birth-day, my mom read me this book. The King’s Invitation relays the parable Jesus told about a king who sent out invitations to his […]
Art vs. Crafts
photo credit: my sister. Since we just finished up a series on Open-Ended Play, I wanted to share some thoughts my sister had on “Art vs. Craft”. In the early years especially, I’ve traditionally been a huge fan of open-ended art. And I still am. But as she points out ‘craft’ has its place too […]
Delighting in the Days…
I’m ever so thankful for reminders to cherish each day and each season in life. My oldest came down with a stomach bug in the middle of the night which put a kink in our plans for a swim date with their cousins. So we had a quiet ‘at home’ day today. Which really, after […]
Play Silks: A Giveaway!
Well, as we just wrapped up our series on the importance of and how to foster open-ended play with our children, I’m delighted to bring you all an opportunity to bring some play silks into your home!!!! I talked extensively about them and shared examples of how we use them in our home in my […]