What the world needs now, is...Freedom from Emotional Bondage?
There is a classic song most everyone knows, that begins this way... " What the world needs now, is love, sweet love..." Oh, how true this is - more true than I think any of us fully realize. I am learning though, that this love we all need, comes about in different ways than most of us human beings are walking around thinking & believing (& thus behaving) it does. I had the blessing of doing an interview with Nicholeen Peck & her dear daughter Paije from Teaching Self-Gov
Courage: Let us be courageous.
My 14 year old daughter came to me a bit ago, stating that she had something to share with me. It was something that spoke a very true, core principle, to her. What she shared with me, was a quote from one of her favorite books: "I read once that courage is not the absence of fear, but the decision that something is more important than that fear." And, I am coming to understand, it is a decision made, in the heart & mind of that individual, before - sometimes long before, t
...there is hope. Part 2
The truth of a mother... (Visit " ...there is hope. Part 1. " to read the first part of this blog post: the truth of a father.) Mother's Day Miracle & Defending Motherhood "...I don't really know when I stopped thinking about myself and started really listening , but I do know that is exactly what happened. I didn't just listen to the words either, I listened with my heart. ...Grandma was being praised for healing the sick, feeding the hungry, clothing the naked with n
It's about becoming.
I remember how it struck me when I first heard Nicholeen Peck, the "founder" of the " Teaching Self-Government" resources , say: " I am not about creating "perfect" children. "Perfect" children do no exist. I am creating joyful adults who know what their mission in life is & can't wait to fight for it, & have solid relationships with God & family. " Parenting takes on a whole new light, when looked at it in this way, doesn't it? It's a bit different & a bit more "long ter
A gift from over 26 years ago...
Below is a poem that I was given right before the birth of my first child. I did not appreciate this then, anywhere near as much, as I do now... How Do I Learn Just Who I Am? I learn from you who I am. Within your eyes I see reflected me. Within your voice I hear how you see me. You are the mirror that I look into and mold the image of myself. I sense the way you hold me, and from your touch I feel my form, my shape. And if I like what I see in your eyes, your voice,
Gain sight: Look
For the final part of this long blog post, I'll begin by repeating what I said in my very first post... Your mission, if you choose to...
Quickest way to change a heart.
The quickest way to change a heart is to look for, is to learn - is to see, the truth. To have truth revealed to our hearts, our minds &...
"Can you see it?"
Below is an adaptation from a blog post, I originally wrote on October 30, 2013... “Can you see it?” A couple of posts ago, I shared that “our job” as parents, is to love our children. Simple enough, right? We naturally have a love for our children, don’t we? Absolutely. We definitely have a natural affection & innate connection with these precious “little bundles of joy”, often times the moment they are placed, tightly swaddled, into our arms; beholding our little ones for
...there is hope. Part 1.
Because there is truth...there is hope. Because someone makes the choice to seek, to ask, to see, to hear & choose the truth...there is hope. As I read a couple of posts on the Teaching Self-Government blog, my heart "took courage". I felt such hope, such strength, as I read of truth: The truth of a father... The truth of a mother... The truth of a family... Daddies Who Slay Dragons "4 year old Avery Vidrine explained fathers like this, " They work hard, slay dragons, a
Our "job "is to love them.
I read a blog post some time ago about brain scientist, Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, who had a stroke that changed her life and her work. The stroke damaged the left side of her brain, left her without language, & extremely sensitive to the energy of others around her; especially the nurses that cared for her – like a baby in a woman’s body. Dr. Taylor credits her remarkable and full recovery largely to one person: her mother. Though she didn’t recognize her mother, or even know w
