Thank you so much for all the kind comments, emails and supportive messages you sent after I shared the news of my recent miscarriage. I was very hesitant to post it. Down right scared to do it actually. There is a strange code of silence associated with miscarriage. Yet I have found once women know […]
Good entertainment can be hard to come by for kids
Sometimes I get frustrated with the media, TV and the lack of good entertainment options available to children these days. We see nearly all the producations at our local children’s theatre, all based on good classic literature. But I have never been a mom to jump at the chance to take my kids to see […]
Giveaway: Signed copy of Spiritual Midwifery, by Ina May Gaskin
When I was first pregnant I learning about natural birth, reading Ina May Gaskin’s book Spiritual Midwifery was so incredibly eye opening. I didn’t know anyone who had a natural birth, and I was one of the first of my friends to have a baby. I didn’t even know where to look to have a […]
Where I’ve been: Miscarriage
It is so true, that our experiences make us who we are. My passion for empowering birth experiences and advocacy, which I have written about in more than one post, helped define the mother I became and the stories I share here. I have also been very open about my many years of breastfeeding, and […]
Ironic March snow
A friend of mine posted this picture from the Smoky Mountains on Sunday. While it didn’t look quite like this at my house this weekend, it was frigid here. It was very ironic that we did have snow flurries happening on and off, all weekend, starting on Thursday. Because it’s just not what you expect […]
Weekending
Remember my New Years post Walking into a mindful new year, and me saying I want to go on more adventures and spontaneous road trips? That is just what we did for our long President’s Day weekend. We went with family and stayed in a cabin in North Carolina mountains, in Banner Elk, near Sugar […]
Sisters teaching sisters
Last weekend we took a family bike ride. My middle girl still rides on the tag-along attached to my husband’s bike, with the trailer pulling our little girl behind. We call it the “Simmons Train.” While riding home my oldest daughter was thinking how fun it was to ride a bike and decided it was […]
Walking into a mindful new year
It feels strange to have been away from this space for so long. But I have, and now I am finally ready for the new year. When I returned here, to Facebook, Pinterest and email, I was welcomed back by several new likes, subscriptions, and comments. Thank you! I love spending my free time here. The […]
Getting some fresh air after Christmas cabin fever
I really enjoy my time at home with my girls, with no school, with my husband around more doing the holidays, and with the bustle of entraining family coming and going. But with all that Christmas cheer, since school let out on Friday we have stayed pretty hunkered down at home, enjoying new toys and […]