The Horse Boy

You know a book has to intrigue me when I buy a hard back copy.  (Okay, so I bought it at Costco so I’m not a *complete* tight wad.)
This is the story of Rupert Isaacson and his crazy vision to travel to Mongolia to consult with shamans to heal his son of autism.  (And yes, [...]

ADOS/My simple theology (which some may find offensive)

That button about says it all, doesn’t it?  (For my over 40 friends who misplaced their reading glasses it reads: Attention Deficit…..oooooo Shiny!
There’s a LOT of that going on around here and I don’t think it’s merely an ADD/ADHD sort of thing. ( Have noticed the insanity that reigns in our culture?)
And now for today’s [...]

Do hens go to egg laying school?

Yep, I know silly question.  Such is my brain to ponder random questions.  Of course hens don’t have to learn how to lay eggs….they’re hens!  The doing arises from their being.
Same for our kids.  We spend so much time insisting that they DO things before we’ve evaluated WHO is my child?  But yet in our [...]

Starry, starry night

I have my sister to thank for making me aware of this wonderful, bittersweet video.  Van Gogh is one of my favorite artists.  (Perhaps in part because I married into a family with a Dutch last name?)  Nah, not really.
To me Van Gogh is a man who came fully alive and did what he was [...]

A Parent to Parent Chat on ADHD

Just had to share a few comments that I’ve received from parents who read my ebook:
Pam, via email:
I read and re-read your book and gained so much peace from it I was able to put the worry behind me and just let it soak in for a while.  Thank you!  Thank youfor writing the book.  [...]

Get out of the way!

The longer I watch how my children learn the more I learn that the greatest thing I can do in instructing them is….are you ready for this one….Get out of the way.
Children are natural learners.  Now granted, they don’t naturally want to learn their multiplication.  (Though a PBS progam on “Fractals” a few weeks ago [...]

The Box business

My friend Dan Miller wrote a brilliant piece today entitled “Serving Customers or Making Cars?”  In it he talks about how many businesses are more focused on creating demand for their products instead of truly listening to the customers’ needs.  IE…the American auto industry that continues to pump out cars with a 5-year life span [...]

Is ADD/ADHD real?

If want a sure and swift way to finish off life on planet earth as we know it, just pit the “ADD/ADHD is a real mental health affliction” crowd against the “ADD/ADHD is a fake diagnosis fabricated by a massive pharmaceutical conspiracy” crowd and watch the fun begin. (From a safe distance that is.)
ADD/ADHD’s reality…or [...]