by Sarah Rudell Beach | Jan 26, 2015
In the midst of all the news of the violence and hatred and ugliness in the world in the last few weeks (months, years…?), we can sometimes lose sight of the sheer beauty and true awe-someness of our little part of the universe. My good friend Liv Lane says that...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Mar 24, 2014
Last weekend, I auditioned for the Twin Cities Listen to Your Mother Show. It is a nation-wide series of performances dedicated to “giving motherhood a microphone.” For my audition, I read a story about my challenging mornings with my daughter, about navigating my way...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 24, 2013
Be Grateful “Gratitude moves us away from let’s-make-a-deal exchanges in relationships toward a sense of abundance, in which you feel fed beyond measure and in turn give with all your heart without keeping score. Then recognize the benefits to you of what...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 21, 2013
Next week, many of us will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving. We’ll decorate our tables with orange and red and brown candles, with leaves and turkeys and cornucopias, and perhaps men and women in grim black costumes. For Thanksgiving is a celebration of gratitude, the...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Nov 17, 2013
Appreciating Simple Joys “We have to teach ourselves and our children how to appreciate the simple joys that are available. This may not be easy in our complex, distracted society, but it is essential for our survival. Sitting on the grass with your little boy...
by Sarah Rudell Beach | Oct 30, 2013
In our secular household, we haven’t established a bedtime routine with nightly prayers, or traditions like going to church on Sundays. But my daughter, now 7, is becoming aware that her friends go to church on Sundays, and we don’t. They say their prayers each night,...
