Wednesday Wanderings

Today I bring you more parenting links! I appreciated the message in each of these articles. Hope you enjoy them too!

Want to learn 25 ways to be a calm parent? 

Want to learn how to talk respectfully to little girls?

Want to see why you should let your child listen to scary stories? 

Want to learn 10 things that mothers in Haiti can teach us?

Want to learn how to handle your anger at your child?

Want to see why your child shouldn't be the exception to every rule?

Want to see how you can miss out on your child's dreams if you're glued to your iPhone?

Want to be encouraged if you're a mother with young children?

My sweet girl can be quite a challenge, so I'm happy to continue
learning how to be a peaceful, respectful, loving mother!

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This Moment: Faces with Sarah

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. ~ Amanda

If you're inspired to do the same, come share your moment with me in the comment section!

Linking up with Soule Mama on this final July Friday!

Many thanks to my dear friend Sarah for allowing me to share these photos of herself and Harmony. We all had such a great time together! 

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Wednesday Wanderings

Today's links brought to you as if they were news headlines! Because I'm sleep deprived and am trying to stay sane during this busy week! And because I'm pretty sure Harmony will be waking up any minute! And because I'm not sure how long my computer will be working this morning because it broke last weekend! And because I desperately need to go practice my guitar!

Enjoy!

Read Vincent Van Gogh's handwritten letters!

How clutter affects your brain (and what you can do about it)!

What the night sky would look like if other planets were as close as the moon!

"How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?" The most highbrow jokes in the world!

Even small amounts of exercise mean big changes in a person's expression of DNA!

Everyone's a Biblical literalist until it comes to gluttony!

Found after 10,000 years: the world's first calendar!

Free download of the amazing album "Flight I Took to Antarctica" by Like a Villain! You need to check them out ; )

(source)

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This Moment: Vulnerable

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - SOME words today - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. ~ Amanda

If you're inspired to do the same, come share your moment with me in the comment section!

Self-portraits are strange.
It's best just to point and shoot
without any fussing,
get it over quickly.
It's not often that I see myself.
If I look clearly,
will I like
where I am going
or who I am?
Thankfully this moment is 
not the end
of the road yet,
so there is still time
to take another turn,
to keep on becoming
who I hope to be.

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Wednesday Wanderings

Did you know....

... that the Germans and Allied Forces once fought together during WWII, on the same side?

... that a train system in Germany can project advertisements through their windows straight into your brain while you sleep?

... that people were honoring grave sites by strewing flowers on them over 10,000 years ago?

... that George Washington might have been the first person to use the term "United States of America"?

... that interplanetary internet connections are predicted to be in the works by the year 2030?

... that you can tow your house behind you on a bicycle?

(source)

... that NASA does astronaut training in Idaho because it resembles the actual surface of the moon?

... that Bobby McFerrin can sing through the entire "Wizard of Oz"in less than eight minutes?

Yep.

All those crazy things are true.

At least the internet thinks so ; )

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The Guitars Are Taking Over!

For the next few weeks, the only posts that will be here are the Wednesday Wanderings and This Moment, on Wednesday and Friday. I'm preparing for the benefit concert I wrote about earlier and playing guitar at several other events, so most of my free time needs to be devoted to music.

At least I have plenty of company while practicing : )

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This Moment: Letterboxer-in-Training

{this moment} - A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor, and remember. ~ Amanda

If you're inspired to do the same, come share your moment with me in the comment section!

Joining with Soule Mama after a week of exciting letterboxing!

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