by Julie Kelley | Jan 20, 2022 | Soulful Parenting
I was walking with my dear friend Beth, a mother of three boys, and I started describing this divine moment that I had with my son. After 3 hours at the ski mountain, he fell asleep on the way home. He’s six, so normally when I pick him up out of the car, he...
by Julie Kelley | Dec 15, 2021 | Soulful Parenting
I made a really good decision as a parent today! I know, I know, it’s my job to be making – REALLY GOOD DECISIONS – all the time, but this one feels PRETTY PERFECT. It’s also my inspiration for 3 self care ideas for kids. A self care outing to...
by Julie Kelley | May 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Soulful Sidenote (No. 3) A River Runs Through It I always say that my son’s natural habitat is in nature – the more raw and unchanged by humans, the better. For three days now, we’ve been playing “bear” with our water hose after school....
by Julie Kelley | May 22, 2021 | Soulful Parenting
The Question that Changed Saturday Mornings It’s 6:30 on Saturday morning. My son is lounging with an iPad and eating his second granola bar. He has just one thing he needs to know that’s important enough to interrupt his video and call out to me in the next room: “Is...
by Julie Kelley | Apr 21, 2021 | Soulful Parenting
The Ritual of Chores Sunday may be a day of rest for a lot of people, but when I was a kid, it was cleaning day at our house. We had a ritual: church, a dozen donuts from Dunkin’ and then home to start cleaning. My brothers and me circa 1982. Mom helping my brother in...
