The Little Things

As I continuously contemplate the life we're building for Aven, I catch myself wondering about the little things. For instance, yesterday was Valentine's Day. For every person reared in a traditional school environment in the US, Valentine's Day is a significant event -- selecting the right cards, choosing the right candy to go inside. And for some of us, before egalitarianism took over, we got to choose who received a card and who didn't. Ah...the good ol' days of peer pressure and self-esteem inducing/reducing traditions.

Okay, I'm being a bit flippant, but it struck me that this is simply something that "everybody" knows. We just "get it" that on Valentine's Day there is a certain protocol regarding how to celebrate the holiday in traditional school settings.

It Takes a Village

Over the last couple of months, I’ve developed a new appreciation and deep love for humanity. I also discovered the hidden joys and unimaginable excitement layered deep within this human existence we call life. And I did it all by giving up what most people accept as necessary and embarking on a journey far outside my comfort zone, but…amazingly…deep within myself.

My husband and I travel full-time with our 3 year-old daughter. We recently adopted the term “location independent.” We call ourselves The Traveling Faerie Tour (it’s amazing what you’ll do when you fall in love with a child). We packed up our necessary belongings and piled into our minivan endearingly named “Pixie Dust.”

Pint-Sized Perfection

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I saw and felt the embodiment of divinity last night…and she calls me, “Mom.”

As I journey through parenthood (what an emotionless word for me…how about mommyhood)…anyway, as I venture through this amazing experience of mentoring and loving an awe-inspiring being who, by the grace of God, chose me to experience her childhood with (that’s better), I’m struck by the Moments. Those pockets within time and space when everything fades away, nothing exists except us, and she and I connect on a level that defies explanation. But I’m going to try…