“Mom, this was a really happy day.” Were the words my four-year-old shared with me right after we sang our Loving Kindness and right before she fell asleep. This was a really happy day. ……………………………….. But, you know what? It didn’t begin that way. Or middle that way. This morning began with several monumental tantrums […]

I did not want to do this. I did NOT want to do this. At 7:15 at night. I did not want to start a project, help her pull out her sewing machine and get to work. I DID NOT. But then… I remembered that she used her nice words to ask me… And I […]