Letters From Noe’s Garden
Bring Warmth and Wonder to Family Life
Spring Meadowlark Album is Finished!
The new Meadowlark Music Class album is finished and available! It’s called “Rise and Greet Lady Spring.” I made it here in my home studio. Here's a picture of us laying down the violin tracks. I am so excited to share these songs with you-- twenty six tracks,...
Finding our Feet on Sacred Ground– Five things motherhood helped me remember
Nobody told me. Or maybe they did, and I didn’t understand. How it’s not just a baby that’s born when you give birth. A mother is born too. The change might be sudden, or it might happen gradually. For me, it was a little of both. It all began with an encounter...
Rise and Greet Lady Spring
Here's a song to celebrate the spring! The lyrics are based on a traditional song from Waldorf early childhood classrooms I've taught in. Music and additional lyrics are by me 😉 I'm so excited to sing and dance to this one with the little ones and their caregivers...
The Thirty Year Tree House– Creating a Family Culture
We’re in the back yard. My father in his seventies kneels concentrating in front of the apple tree. “Ember, can you please pass me the level?” My four year old son, Ember, trembles with excitement as he passes the tool to his grandfather. “Is the board straight,...
Notes on a Song: All the Pretty Little Horses
If you’ve ever been to Meadowlark, my music class for children and caregivers, you’ve seen our weekly felted puppet show. Today I’m going to share more about what goes into creating a Meadowlark puppet show. And I want to let you in on the story behind our current...
Belonging to Nature: 4 Ways to Nurture Your Child’s Spiritual Life
There are a lot of resources out there to help us become better parents. Blogs, books, podcasts… In my own parenting journey, they’ve been valuable. They’ve helped me learn to foster positive sibling relationships. To hold space for my toddlers’ strong emotions....
A New Beginning
I’m sitting here with a warm cup of tea in my kitchen, and an excited feeling. Today I launched my new website, Deep River of Song, which is all about music making as a source of spiritual nourishment. I feel excited, full-hearted and deeply grateful to everyone...
Songs for our Family Solstice Festival
As winter draws near, we're looking forward to celebrating with friends and loved ones at this family solstice festival. Many members of our community are bringing their talents to create this event. People are preparing to lead games and crafting, put on a puppet...
Impermanence
Lately I've been thinking a lot about impermanence. May brought challenges for our family. Our 3 ½ year old son had to have a medical procedure. During the weeks of his recovery, we spent long days cooped up inside. To make it easier to be home, we decided to...
A Song from the Fairies
So here's the song I mentioned in my last post. It's the one my son found one morning in his fairy mailbox. 😉