Autumn Comes in the Morning
As I rush out the door, I catch my breathe, realizing something is different. The sun heats the hand that shields my eyes, but a chill wraps around my sandals…
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14 October, 2021
Kid's garden journal
Community Garden Benefits
Do you ache to get your hands in the soil, to pluck juicy tomatoes and lemon cucumbers from the vine, or to give your kids the hands-on experience and responsibility…
8 August, 2021
Story: The Best Seat in the House
Nessie peeked around the corner. Ah! The best seat in the house was hers for the taking. She nestled down with a contented sigh. “What are you doing?!” From out…
14 July, 2021
Finding My Missing Dialectic Stage
A week and a half after my husband and I decided to homeschool, I found myself at my first Classical Conversations Practicum, still not sure what CC was about or…
26 May, 2021
Backyard Foraging: Spring Nettle Soup
Today it is spring. It has been for a several weeks, but I didn’t want to acknowledge it until today. I am so grateful for the beautiful rain, whether gentle,…
1 March, 2021
Between the Paws of the True Aslan
"But courage, child: we are all between the paws of the true Aslan." This line from C. S. Lewis' "The Last Battle" arrested me as my husband read this seventh…
22 August, 2020
Not So Selfish Medi-Cal Home Birth
Throughout my pregnancy with my fourth child I felt guilty for wanting a home birth. I wanted the peace of being at home, of not having to guess the best…
31 July, 2020
Native American Book List on The Peaceful Press
I love learning about America--this land that's been the home of my ancestors for more than four hundred years--and I love studying it with my children. But we would miss…
9 July, 2020
The Yoke of Oppression
I gave this short drash (or homily) on Passover at our Messianic synagogue last year. As I prayed through my nervousness that morning, a picture of our savior Yeshua dancing…
7 April, 2020
Rainy Recalibration
On quiet mornings, I begin slowly. Softly, I ease out of bed like a shadow with a prayer my toddler doesn’t realize my presence has shifted away from his side.…
6 April, 2020