Building an Attention Cottage
May 27, 2024
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Rooting out weeds from a garden has two parts: pulling up the weeds that are growing on one hand and establishing the plants that you
In Parallel: Masterly Inactivity in a World of Supervision
May 23, 2024
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My children pooled their pocket money and bought a set of walkie talkies this week. They have mostly used them to talk to each other
A Contemplative Life for Moms is Noisy
May 20, 2024
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A few years ago I picked up J. P. Moreland’s Love Your God with All Your Mind (referral link). It was published in 1997, and
In Parallel: On Gatekeeping and Honoring Others
May 16, 2024
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I have been on a slow and evolving mission to manage the way I use technology and social media for the past two or three
In Parallel: Atmosphere and Habits
May 9, 2024
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Over the past few weeks we’ve explored Charlotte Mason’s educational tool of discipline from various angles: the limits of this tool, how habits work on
In Parallel: Forming Good Habits
May 2, 2024
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This week I finished reading Rethinking Positive Thinking by Gabriele Oettingen (referral link). I relate to the premise so much. I love to imagine achieving
