Behavior IS Communication

One thing that is sometimes difficult for me to wrap my head around, is the observation that our children’s behavior is a form of communication. Particularly true of small children who are doing their best to communicate their needs to us, while not always...

Make It Tasty!

Real food is amazing! If you or your children are used to bland, processed food, you are missing out on one of life’s greatest joys! Be creative, add fresh herbs for flavor, make things from scratch and fall in love with food again! Home is where things taste...

Madeline’s Advice

I was working on a book review last week of the four autobiographies of Madeline L’Engle. (Author of A Wrinkle in Time, and other titles.) In preparation, besides having read the books, I watched a few interviews/speeches she made and I thought the advice she...

Decaying Compost (and other uplifting thoughts)

Granny and Grandpa used to do the crossword puzzle every day because they wanted to retain mental sharpness. And it surely didn’t hurt! They were both sharp when they passed away at 80 and 94. And not long ago, I saw a man in the news who was in his 90’s...

Sweeten Your Speech

I’ve had a few experiences lately with seeing the destructive reality of using sarcasm in our daily speech. When I was  teenager, sarcasm was king! It meant you were in “the know” you understood the subtle undertones of snarky (now that word...