Big Picture Parenting

 Here we go again...Against the Odds I like to start a post before the thing happens and come back and finish it.  Always good to see the be...

 Somehow I blinked and a new school year has begun, it’s fall and life is moving along faster than I can keep up with. I’ve had many thought...

 I hope everyone is enjoying the summer schedule. I’ve been loving having my younger kids around without intense carpool or too much schedul...

 Summer is here again. This past year has been an interesting one. The world is struggling with how to transition back to “normal” post pand...

 I looked back through old posts before starting this because I don’t like to be repetitive and I found a related topic but it didn’t quite ...

 I rarely write more than once in a week (or month these days) but something happened yesterday and I wanted to share in case any child or p...

The holiday of Pesach/Passover is drawing near and it’s gotten me thinking about expectations. There are so many ways to go with this topic ...

Sometimes too many pearls of wisdom go unnoticed. Today I’m taking the time to stop and notice them.  Each of these is a lesson we can apply...

 A friend of mine was sitting at a basketball game with me the other week and asked how I juggle everything lately. I told her straight up t...

My birthday just passed and I heard a similar thing from a few people - about what a milestone year it was - I became a grandmother and ran ...

 They used to say "Punch a bully in the nose" when advising kids how to deal with bullies.  I'm thinking that should probably ...

  Today I reran my marathon - yup, you read that right. I had a really tough race this fall and wanted to get another stab at the distance a...

 Some of my best ideas start from conversations we have during running. The people I run with are amazing and help me see the world through ...

Musings of a Marathon training mama  Pre Race I’m heading towards my first marathon and decided it was about time I wrote some of my thought...

It’s that point in the year again - finally settling into some sort of routine. The holiday season is over and regular school is here. This ...

I don't get much time to write lately.  Between work, kids, and marathon training (what was I thinking??) time is kind of at a premium c...

All too often, our world view shapes the way we perceive situations and the people in them. Being a casual observer of ones own life is not ...

 I need to start today's post with some personal news - I became a Grandmother last week.  Its still settling in and quite weird to actu...

 Well more time has passed than I expected since my last post - between post op recovery and everyone finishing school and the summer routin...

 I am sure I had a better title when I was originally thinking this up but no such luck now. I decided to put something out hoping it both s...