Trust Gratitude Inspiration Friday ~ Brene BrownI'm re-reading The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown. Last night I read about this idea from her blog. Keeping a gratitude journal has been a goal of mine for awhile so I've decided to make it a public journal. Please join me in … [Read more...]
A Moment of Pure Joy
I had one today!Press play on the song below and listen to it while you read. The girls and I were making cookies and playing music. The iPod was on shuffle and the Tennessee Waltz started to play. It's a beautiful version by Sarah Harmer. I used to dance to it … [Read more...]
Pair of Aces – Detective Agency – Introduction
I'd never been under surveillance before. Not to my knowledge. It's quite a shock to find out that the privacy you thought you had was an illusion. You have no idea how long it has been going on for; at least if the people "surveilling" you are any good. And the pair of … [Read more...]
Love, Compassion & Gratitude
Today is Valentine's day and I want to write about Compassion & Gratitude - both of which are part of love.Compassion because I've been reading all the harsh judgement of Whitney Houston. There are lots of Judgy McJudgerson's out there pointing fingers (credit for the JJ phrase goes to … [Read more...]
Sunday Surf – Always Do What You Are Afraid to Do – Ralph Waldo Emerson
It's been a long time since I've done a Sunday Surf post. Today I'm inspired by following dreams and facing fears. I've been thinking about both a lot lately.I'm starting with Urban Moms very own Nancy of Flying Solo. I admire her strength and courage so much. In this post … [Read more...]
Disobedience is not an Issue if Obedience is not the Goal.
That quote is attributed to someone who's handle was Daron Quinlan. An unschooling mom who was active on forums such as Mothering.com.I read it on this Teacher Tom post. This is serendipitous because I was already inspired to write about this issue by Elizabeth Pantley's Facebook … [Read more...]
Brave New World
The times they are a changin'. Big Time.Should we as a society be able to decide who is fit to be a parent? I'm sure your first instinct is to say no. That it's not even possible to do so. And if it were, it would be immoral or unethical.But it is possible, at least … [Read more...]
Twins & Epigenetics
January's issue of National Geographic is all about twins. I'm all over it. There are some amazing portrait series. And there is also the main article which is fascinating.Epigenettics is the study of heritable changes in gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in … [Read more...]
Punch Billy in Face, con’t
Here is the rest of the post I started the other day. Why I want to punch Bill Gates in the Face (sometimes) because of the 11 Rules Your Children Have Not and Never Will Learn at School.6. If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine about your mistakes, learn from them. … [Read more...]
Why I Want to Punch Bill Gates in the Face (sometimes)
This photo was making the rounds on Facebook. And it pisses me off! Tell me why you say? OK, I will.Bill Gates, although well meaning, is misinformed about what makes good education. He thinks that standardized testing is the way to assess teachers. And that is not … [Read more...]
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