Bring Back Silence, Wonder, and Solitude

Have you ever wondered what life is like for your child? What do they hear and do every day? Do they experience silence? How is life different from when you were growing up? Our children have everything at their fingertips. They don’t need to wonder if there are...

Unobtrusive Mourning Doves and Making a Change

We have a community of unobtrusive and content mourning doves in our backyard. They are generally quiet other than their low coos, very plain looking next to the vibrant male cardinal, and generally very unobtrusive. I’ve never thought about them too much, other than...

Great Games for Christmas!

Show of hands: how many of you just can’t wait for your kids to get another noisy toy this Christmas? Anyone? How about something that requires multiple batteries? Or another video game or screen to monitor? Anyone? No. Not really. What will you suggest to loving...