Tag Archives: Children

Grouchy Children

By Elise | Published: February 16, 2012

The thing about kids is that they are people too.  They have many of  the same needs as everyone else, which include: Needing much more sleep than they get  (Check to see if your kids are getting enough sleep here.) Needing many more hugs than they get Needing people to me much more patient with [...]

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Pacifier Intelligence ???

By Elise | Published: February 13, 2012

When I was pregnant with my first child, an co-worker of mine told me a story.  It went something like this: My friend just had a baby, and when she was at the doctor last week for the baby’s 2 month old checkup, the doctor told her that the way the baby was sucking on [...]

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Peaceful Child

By Elise | Published: January 25, 2012

My daughter came home from school last night in a tizzy.  She got in a tiny bit of trouble with her teacher, and it hurt her feelings.  On top of that, there was the mountain of homework.   The poor child was freaking out about getting it done so much so that she was practically [...]

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Sweaters?

By Elise | Published: January 18, 2012

The Midwest is finally cold.  Brr… I realized over the weekend that most of my Old Navy sweaters from 4 years ago are falling apart.  Since my youngest is now in first grade, I’m thinking maybe it’s time to go ahead and invest in sweaters that could last longer than a few years. I never [...]

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Peace at Home

By Elise | Published: December 19, 2011

There is something about the holiday season that is sweetly melancholic for me.  It’s hard to look at my children and not realize how fast they are growing up.  While I am mostly overjoyed each day watching them bloom into wonderful people, there is a place in my heart holding deep sadness that the time [...]

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Holiday Rain

By Elise | Published: December 13, 2011

It’s raining today. It does seem like it should be snowing, but the sound of light rain on my office window is somehow soothing. My children are home.  We are warm and fed.  Hot baths are available at a moment’s notice. This holiday rain seems to be washing away all stress.  Suddenly, I have an [...]

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Holiday Grace Class by Week

By Elise | Published: November 9, 2011

Here’s a quick video walking your through my newest online class – Holiday Grace.  The video is not perfect, and that’s okay.  (You see how easy that whole embracing imperfection thing can be?  Give it a try dahling!)  The class is $59 for the 7 weeks. Class starts next Monday, November 14. And of course, [...]

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Sunflower Circle – Letting Go

By Elise | Published: June 13, 2011

When my daughter was little, we checked out a book from our local library about a family who planted a circle of sunflowers in their yard.  All summer, they played in their magical sunflower house.  It seemed like a wonderful idea and dream. I always wanted to create this for my own kids.  So, on [...]

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Awesome Beets

By Elise | Published: June 10, 2011

My family and I spent $200 this winter joining a local, organic farm’s CSA.  CSA stands for Community Shared Agriculture.  This means we, the local community, invest in the farm up front before the growing season starts.  In return, we get a bag full of produce once a week for 23 weeks – after stuff [...]

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Complaining, Greasiness and Space for Peace

By Elise | Published: June 9, 2011

Just in case you think I’m perfect, let me reassure you that is not the case – at all.  I have been complaining to myself about my massive to-do list for the past week.  Also, I’ve been complaining to everyone else I see.  Basically, I’ve been spending a lot of time feeling overwhelmed, frozen, and [...]

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