Listening To Yourself

26th April, 2010 - Posted by Jan Matney - No Comments

At Elaine’s suggestion, I just read Simplicity Parenting by Kim John Payne, her personal friend and mentor.  It’s a lovely book, deeply spiritual without directives toward any belief system and with realistic guidelines about how to parent in today’s world. Kim believes we can create simplicity in our children’s and consequently our lives.  And, he’s » Read More

Room for Partnership

2nd April, 2010 - Posted by Elaine Alpert - 2 Comments

While I’ve been handling my life and traveling a bit, Jan has been blogging away. After the first couple of her posts appeared, I started to feel a slight panic. I should write, I need to jump out there, produce, be a real partner, BE SEEN for g-d sake! Then I got competitive. She looks » Read More

Have You Really Forgiven Yourself?

1st April, 2010 - Posted by Jan Matney - No Comments

Every Wednesday morning at 10:30, Bozeman’s More To Life Leadership team meets at Leianna and Troy Bertelsen’s house.  The walls in their warm kitchen are covered with their 3 children’s drawings and photos of friends and families.  I’m talking covered. While there you can count on Leianna’s cookies or even a meal, and Troy always » Read More