I must just say it now, you'd better prepare yourselves for a more constant stream of children-related posts in the coming months. There is much I want to share with you now and that is sure to grow. As you know, I currently nanny the most beautiful two-year-old little girl who is a true joy in my life, strong, and curious, and down right hilarious. Additionally, my very first niece Adeline was born last June and if that wasn't enough my adorable little sister, Sara, will birth our very first Wefenstette grandchild come July.
I think about peace in the home and fostering a secure and calm environment for little ones to grow. I also think about nurturing innate creativity and how to encourage imagination and inspiration on a daily basis so that it grows uninhibited throughout a person's life. Just over a year ago or so, I discovered Elizabeth Mitchell while reading SouleMama, a blog I've come to know and love. As it happens, Amanda wrote the forward on Elizabeth's latest cd. Last November, I ordered the album "You are My Flower" for Johannah for her birthday. I cannot tell you how these songs integrated into our days so seamlessly except that the itunes count for these songs are literally 60-70x more than any other songs I listen to. There may have been a bit of listening to them by myself as well :)
Well this past weekend, we were given the honor of seeing Elizabeth Mitchell live at the Old Town School of Folk Music. It was quite the group of us complete with Johannah and her mama, me and my mama, Adeline and her mama and her grandmother and a few of Johannah's friends and their mamas. I picked up all the rest of Elizabeth's albums and we've been listening nonstop ever since. As soon as I get to her house in the morning, J. asks for "Wittle Wiza Jane" and "Wittle Birdie song."
If you have little ones at home or know someone who does, I cannot tell you how utterly warming these songs are to the soul.
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