Tag Archives: Family

Hello exhaustion my old friend…

By Elise | Published: February 6, 2012

My husband possesses a skill that I lack.  He is able to function without sleep for an extended period of time.  I cannot do this. This came in handy in 2005 when we had an infant that would not sleep for more than 3 hours.  I do not honestly remember much of that year.  I [...]

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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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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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Two weekends, two funerals, two parties = Balance

By Elise | Published: July 1, 2011

My family has attended two funerals in less than a week.  Both of them for Navy veterans in the family – go figure. I cannot tell you how moving it is to have “Taps” played by a lone trumpet at the cemetery.  I’ve decided that it is impossible to listen to that and not be moved [...]

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What Is Awesome

By Elise | Published: June 16, 2011

When I was 4 years old, my dad and I planted a garden.   His father had been a farmer and master gardener.  My dad was a man of the cloth – sophisticated and worldly.  Certainly, he had fed the pigs as a child, but when his little girl asked him to plant a garden -  [...]

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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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Summer Blues

By Elise | Published: June 7, 2011

Grouchiness has overcome my home.  I am grouchy.  The children are grouchy.  It is hot. I am working on accepting all of this as part of the summer process.  Accuweather.com tells me it is 93 outside at this very moment.  The thermometer in my backyard registers 110 in the sun and 98 in the shade.  [...]

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The To-Do List Gets a Makeover for Summer

By Elise | Published: June 3, 2011

As a Soul Coach, I am always encouraging my clients to celebrate what gets done and let the rest go.  This is a radical concept, and even though it feels really good to do, it can be hard to put into practice. If you are like me, in the morning you make a to-do list [...]

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Serene Summer Plan

By Elise | Published: June 2, 2011

It is officially the 3rd day of summer vacation for my family, and yes of course we had carrot cake for breakfast again.  Don’t you think that’s healthier than cinnamon buns?  I really want the kids to start off  happy dontcha’ know. School was actually out last Thursday, but I’m not counting Friday – Monday [...]

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