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Montessori Magic

As we say goodbye to Montessori, I am so grateful for what it has brought into our lives and how it has taught and influenced me as a Mother, with teaching my children. Montessori education is fundamentally different than traditional public education, and if you don’t know much about it, here are just a few examples of the differences…

Detour

Sometimes it seems like life is one big detour – doesn’t it? We have these “plans”, these ideas of how we’d like our life, year, day to go, and then there it is… the barricade of our plans and that big orange sign blocking our way with an arrow pointing to who knows where – saying DETOUR:

The Invisible Enemy

As a human, on this planet, during this time, an incredible awareness has infiltrated our everyday lives which has me thinking about the bigger, more deadly invisible enemy, that most don’t even think about, and many don’t talk about…

LOVE DAY 2020

Every day should be a ‘holiday/reason/opportunity’ to celebrate love! And April 18th is my family ‘s special holiday to honor and celebrate all the love in our life🎉 OK- full disclosure (it’s not a secret) I love to celebrate! Who doesn’t love a good celebration? Well, I’ve loved to celebrate “the little things” for aContinue reading “LOVE DAY 2020”

Sitting in the Unknown

Saturday, April 11, 2020 Today. The day after Good Friday, and the day before Easter, was a very dark and uncertain time in history. Over 2000 years ago Jesus was crucified on the cross on “Good Friday”, dying for your and my sins as the ultimate sacrifice – God’s unimaginable gift of grace extended toContinue reading “Sitting in the Unknown”

A Time for Everything

As a San Diego native who migrated to the midwest almost 2 years ago, I have begun to think of my life in seasonal cycles. I’ve lived here for 2 complete season cycles now – and last Spring, I witnessed something that I have never seen before. Actually, all of the seasons here in NortheastContinue reading “A Time for Everything”

Coming Together… More Than 6ft. Apart

Well, here we are. In the depth of a pandemic, with every school in the country shut down. Several states are under mandatory “Stay-at-Home / Shelter-in-Place” order and we’re all scrubbing our hands raw, disinfecting everything imaginable – trying to fight this invisible enemy. Through these new challenges of constantly dissuading contamination, having to allContinue reading “Coming Together… More Than 6ft. Apart”

Homeless During a Pandemic

In less than a week, all our lives have changed (if yours hasn’t – go wash your hands, NOW). Every single person in this country is affected by this pandemic, one way or another. Last week the severity of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) got escalated to a pandemic, and word was getting around that schools mightContinue reading “Homeless During a Pandemic”

S.A.D. Has Stolen My Joy

Welp, here we are. A few more weeks until Spring and this California girl is S U F F E R I N G with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). Today, on National ‘I Want You to Be Happy’ Day, I’m here to share that SAD has stolen my joy. I experienced it last year, mid-Feb,Continue reading “S.A.D. Has Stolen My Joy”

Ditch the Fear

I’ve been thinking about writing this piece for a few months now and after a ditch diving experience I had a few days ago (as of last week, I’m embarrassingly part of the ditch club <—— hint hint, that’s me in the ditch overthere… but more on that later) I now had the PERFECT TITLEContinue reading “Ditch the Fear”