It is a curious emotion, this certain homesickness I have in mind. With Americans, it is a national trait, as native to us as the roller-coaster or the jukebox. It is no simple longing for the home town or country of our birth. The emotion is Janus-faced: we are torn between a nostalgia for theContinue reading
A four-year-old in my class drew me a pet rock for my birthday. Twenty-eight is already awesome. (Taken with instagram)
To add something to my year rather than take away, with the suggestion from a friend, I decided to write a letter to someone every day. So far, it’s been really wonderful to be able to tell people that I’m proud of them….. (Taken with instagram)
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi (via 122782) Rumi knows
The Importance of the Self-Portrait
In early childhood education, the self-portrait is invaluable. It can reveal how a child percieves themselves, the world, and what they value. As a preschool teacher, I collect a lot of self-portraits, and it is amazing to watch them morph through their year with me. When a child learns to draw people, they will drawContinue reading “The Importance of the Self-Portrait”
Birthdayness with friends! (Taken with instagram)
Stopped for breakfast and chocolate. First chocolate in a year: peppermint hot chocolate. (Taken with instagram)
This is how we toast the new year at the monastery; happiest of new beginnings to you! (Taken with Instagram at Sacred Heart Monastery)
Monastery mornings (Taken with instagram)
It’s fake new years, y’all. (Taken with instagram)
Becca Kello 