Category Archives: Raising Our Children

Parenting for failure

Posted on August 27, 2010 by heidi

Screaming children, kafuffle in the other room. I hear the littlest one crying. And the oldest one screams “Mom! Adam hit Cam!” Oh for pete’s sake! As I round the corner into the TV room, Adam immediately launches into his … Continue reading →

Posted in Learning With My Kids, Raising Our Children, Teaching | 5 Comments

Love is the opposite of safe

Posted on May 2, 2010 by heidi

I’ve thought a lot about love and relationships. Not just “romantic” relationships, but all friendships in my life – how I select who I have in my life? How that supports the person I strive to be? How I support … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding Myself, Living A Purposeful Life, My Journey, Raising Our Children | 1 Comment

Where do memories reside?

Posted on January 16, 2010 by heidi

Via @bryanjack on twitter, I found myself reading Andrea’s blog post about endings and old vs new – and it raised more thoughts than would fit in a comment… I got thinking about how often I assign meaning, memories and … Continue reading →

Posted in Finding Myself, Raising Our Children | 2 Comments

Everyday Peace

Posted on November 11, 2009 by heidi

My eleven year old daughter came home from school on Monday and said “Mom, we were talking about Remembrance Day in class today, then about World War II and I said that I’m part German. Now some of the kids … Continue reading →

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