parenting from the gut, hip, heart... what have you.

This morning I read a post by Krista over at This Inspired Life and it put into words so much of what I think and feel and desire for my own family and our relationship with Silas. Here's a little excerpt:

"Parenting doesn't have to be as hard as our culture makes it out to be. Yes, it's hard to get our needs met while raising in a society that divides people, closes doors, separates extended family, encourages consumerism (and thus two incomes, both parents working...). But it doesn't have to be a battle every day between parents and children. Love, respect and compassion don't need to run and hide in the shadows. Come together, get on the same team, view everyone's needs as equally important, express feelings openly, honestly (without blame), and embrace the feelings of others with an open, uncritical heart."

So please, go check it out.

Me and my little man at his first birthday party.