Letters From Noe’s Garden
Bring Warmth and Wonder to Family Life
Lavender Foot Soak – A Self Care Ritual for Your Child
Every month, I share some of what I'm learning in my own parenting journey. This month, I've been thinking about self care. Self-care is a hot topic for us as parents. How can we find more time for it? What are the best ways to practice it? How can we support each...
It goes by so fast…
It goes by so fast. We hear it all the time. We say it to each other. “It goes by so fast” is a truth of parenting that we forget and remember, forget and remember. Forget during those long nights when we’re up every hour feeding our child. Remember when we look...
Singing Our Way Home – A moment from Mothersong Chorus
Yesterday, while songleading, I had one of those moments that reminds me why I show up every day for this work, and how deeply this work can transform us. I was leading my women’s chorus Mothersong in singing a song by Paul Barton called “This Path I Walk.” The song...
Recovering from a “Bad Mama” Moment
I need to come clean about something. This week was kind of a rough one in my life as a mama. I was not my best self with my six year old son. Far from it. In fact, I had one of my lowest mama moments ever. I didn’t like the way he was behaving, and I got mad. A...
Bring the wonder of nature indoors with a nature table!
When the seasons change, we have a favorite ritual in my home. We like to create a scene that reflects the new season. The scene includes figures we’ve made by hand, and a few natural treasures we’ve gathered on our adventures. In this video, Peregrine and I share our...
My new year’s resolution
Happy New Year! I hope this message finds you well and rested from the holidays. And I’d love to hear from you - what are your wishes and hopes for the year ahead? I've been thinking a lot about my intentions for the year ahead. Some are seemingly trivial domestic...
Our New Album is Available Now!
Our new album is finished and available for download! Q - What do hungry rabbits, sly foxes and the theme song from “Outlander” have in common? A - They all make an appearance on our new album, “The Mountains of the Sky”! 😉 Created...
How to bring more ritual into your life
Do you ever feel like you need more ritual in your life? Do you ever wish you had a regular space to go deep with some of your personal questions and strivings, but struggle to find a tradition that feels like the right match? For those of us who self-identify as...
New Album Release! Harp and Lyre, Dragon Fire
As I’ve shared with you, a couple of years ago I embarked on the wild, self -initiated project of releasing a new album of family friendly material each season. I wanted to provide the families who came to my in person classes with a new batch of songs each season. ...
Make Your Home into a Refuge – With Sounds that Soothe
If your home had a color, what color would it be? If your home had a soundtrack, what would it sound like? How do you want people to feel when they walk into your home? How do you want your home to make you feel? For many of us, it’s hard to find the time or...