:: my kids have been cracking me up lately with the things that come out of their mouths. when i told miriam we were having granola for dinner tonight, she said, “oh good! i love it when we have messed up dinners.”
:: i was thinking this morning as i took in the sunshine and balmy temps that, for me, winter is like exercise. when you’re in the midst of it, you think it’s the worst thing ever and you wonder if you’ll survive another minute, and then as soon as it’s over you think, hey, that really wasn’t so bad.
:: i have discovered a new blog that i really like. The Mommy Revolution 
is written by two moms who are very different but who share a passion for encouraging other moms. i am currently really enjoying a book by one of them called The Myth of the Perfect Mother, and i have recently heard both of them speak on the radio. i find what they have to say refreshing and freeing. i am so burnt out on all the parenting books/blogs/teachings that leave you feeling like you just never quite measure up or you’re never quite doing enough. i’m sure that i have been a propagator of some of this kind of stuff in the past, too… in the days before i realized just how incapable and inadequate i am as a mother when i try to do it in my own strength.
their Revolutionary Manifesto gives a good summary of where they are coming from.
by val
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