When we only look at behavior, we stop seeing the child and only look with an intent to judge whether we need to reward or punish. When we look behind the behavior we see that little struggling human, who needs our help with something. ~Rebecca Eanes

Sorting and matching… At a play with the grandparents…the kids loved it! Lifecycle of a frog. The kids love matching, reading, and playing with these! They do their yoga, and I could watch this all day! Sitting on her balance beam…cute little weirdo. Playing games with friends. First time going to the movies! Morning hair…

This week we made Valentine’s trees…We love all the heart things around this season!I laid a heart template over a paper with a tree trunk drawn in marker, and the kids taped the templates down, then they pinched cotton balls with clothes pins and dipped them in paint and dabbed them in the middle of…

A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees. ~ Amelia Earhart

This week I laid out all the making for snowflakes…because we’ve been having some snow days, and it’s freezing here. My kids love them some glue, paint, and glitter. These are their very favorite things, and they could glitter all day. I do love some sparkle, but why does glitter have to be so small…

If you want to know who your tribe is, speak your truth. Then see who sticks around. Those are the people who get a spot in your blanket fort. ~ Nanea Hoffman

Trauma shatters your most basic assumptions about yourself and your world…”life is good,” “I’m safe,” “people are kind,” “I can trust others,” the future is likely to be good…and replaces them with feelings like “the world is dangerous,” “I can’t win,” “I can’t trust other people…” ~Mark Goulston