Our parenting needs to give our children the structure and safety they need to sprout and send out roots, without imposing limits on what they can accomplish. These things are rarely taught by words, but by action and experience. Many times we pass on our limiting beliefs to our children without realizing it. They come to accept mental box that we have put around our own lives and possibilities as true for them as well.
Read MoreWhat To Do If Fear is Holding You Back
Today we’re going to talk about fear. This show is about being brave and choosing strength so of course we’re going to have to talk about fear at some point, or a lot. So why not today?If we never felt afraid, we would never need to be brave. So, a few […]
Read MoreYou Are Not Alone – Sukkot Meditation – Part 3/3
Part 1 – Time to Leave the Comfort Zone Part 2 – On Being in the In Between Place We left the nation of Israel too terror stricken in the face of obstacles to take hold of opportunity, to enter the land promised to them. They are thinking that a […]
Read MoreOn Being in the In Between Place – Sukkot Meditation – Part 2
Part 1 – Time to Leave the Comfort Zone is here. So, what are we remembering when we celebrate Sukkot? It’s not a feast for remembering the mighty deeds that delivered them from Egypt, from Pharoah. That’s what Passover is for. It’s not a feast for remembering forgiveness, that’s Yom Kippur. […]
Read MoreTime to Leave the Comfort Zone – Sukkot Meditation – Part 1
Our family has been celebrating Sukkot*, and other biblical fast and feast days, since my oldest was 3. That makes this year the 17th year that we have celebrated this feast. When I remembered this morning that Sukkot was about start, I did not feel the joy and excitement of […]
Read MoreShow Your Work
I am thankful for makeup tutorial videos. They show me that with a little every day wizardry, and some choice products, I too could look luminous. They show me that no one wakes up looking that way. If I wanted it enough, I could invest time and money, and practice […]
Read MoreEpisode 1 – You Can’t Give From an Empty Tank!
If you’ve ever been responsible for the care of small children, you know how important it is to stay ahead of what those children might need. You probably learned the day goes better if your children are well rested, well fed, have a chance to run around and play, and […]
Read MoreEveryday Courage
At the fruit stand across the highway from my turn off I see an old man sweeping every day, sweeping, until the lot is clean. Every day the trees litter, the leaves blow back across, and he sweeps it clean once again. His once tall back is curved now, in […]
Read MoreThoughts from the Sukkah
Scenes from our Sukkah It’s the time of year when those with an eye to keeping ancient feast days are finding a way to live outside for a week, in remembrance of the time when God dwelt with his people in the wilderness. Usually, when our family does this […]
Read MoreWorried About School This Year? Don’t Panic. You Already Have Everything You Need.
This approach is something every parent can do. I’ll never forget the day my mom stopped helping me with my homework. It’s a lesson that has stayed with me my whole life. My mother was one of the most natural teachers I’ve ever met. Never the kind of person to […]
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