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Below is the email I sent off to our yoga instructor, Margaret, this morning after Steph and I attempted to get together for some much needed post-vacation yoga.
Dearest Margaret,
Steph & I planned to finally get together this morning and do some yoga at her house, as Kristian is out of town.  Here’s how it went:
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The Queen Anne’s Lace is blooming everywhere, and it resonates with me.  Clusters of pure white flowers on tall flexible stems, waving to me occasionally in the mountain air.  Each perfect little cluster of blooms reaching out in its own simple way to the world, yet grounded firmly into the same stem and root system.
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Quinton’s imagination was quite fertile on the way to school this morning,  especially amidst our springtime snow showers.  “Mommy, I think that King Winter must be very, very strong.  And I think that Lady Spring must have been feeling sad and walked away very, very slowly.  Maybe next week King Winter will be tired and [...]

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Dan’s been traveling for work….a lot.  Well, 50% of the time anyway, which for some is light but for us is more than the usual.   This will continue on through March, so I’ve been doing a healthy amount of single parenting.  We’re doing okay with it, I think.  I basically turn into Drill Sargeant Mommy [...]

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I picked Quinton up today after school.  They had just been out playing in the rain and mud.  He ran up to me, pressed his dirty little nose up to mine, planted a big one smack on my lips, put my face in his hands and declared, “Mommy – you’re my girl.”
Yes I am, Quinton.  [...]

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To resolve our past requires knowledge,
To forge our future we need courage,
To experience the present we must develop
dedication.
Our thinking needs riddles to wake up,
Our feeling needs pain to mature,
Our willing needs resistance
To become strong.
~Rudolf Steiner

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Steph & I have made a rather big (at least for us, anyway) and committed decision recently to be the best yogis we can be.  Primarily this means forgoing other intentional exercise in favor of hitting our yoga mats six days a week.  Yep – six.  This is how the yogis do it.  We are [...]

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Two days ago I am in the car with Quinton after retrieving him from school.  He tells me, very confidently and happily, “Mommy you can leave me all by myself now because God is with me ALL the time.”
Hmm.  Just when I thought rock-n-roll church was a good thing.

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Elliot enjoys Leo’s “We scored!” elation
Originally uploaded by dsmithsteeves

Raising children puts you on a perpetual mountainous ride of elation and heartbreak. Dan & I have said that the flux between these two emotions which cycles every week or two with the “typical” child happens on a daily basis for us and Elliot. The [...]

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Well here I sit, a quiet house, taking what I call a “Mommy’s Day Off.”  I have not lifted a finger to do anything but for myself today, and in a few moments I will join Steph for yoga.  The holiday busy-ness, while wonderful, sent me a bit energy negative.  My fab husband has learned [...]

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