by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Dec 11, 2024 | Thoughts for Families
I usually enjoy the holidays. I get shopping done early so I don’t have to add that to the cooking, wrapping, togetherness, decorating, and reflection this time of year brings. But there was a time in my life when I dreaded the holidays. As a child, the holidays...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Nov 11, 2024 | Thoughts for Families
Capacity 101 We overfill a water balloon, and it pops before we can deploy it. We exceed the capacity of a paper bag, and it tears open and spills our groceries on the ground before we can place items on our shelves. We ignore the damp place on that paper bag at our...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Oct 14, 2024 | Thoughts for Families
The Power of Togetherness I had the pleasure of attending the Southwest Collaborative Music Convergence in Flagstaff on Labor Day weekend. I heard 12 people create a sound environment that brought moments of great beauty interspersed within an often strange...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Sep 9, 2024 | Thoughts for Families
Help! We go through life relying on a variety of sources of trusted information and which sources we trust change over time. As small children, we rely on our parents and caregivers almost exclusively. Too soon, however, that trust gives way to what I consider a...
by Cathy Tompkins, MA | Aug 15, 2024 | Thoughts for Families
We had to euthanize our sweet chocolate lab, Atlas, Monday. He was 15 and in lots of pain, barely able to walk, deaf, and almost blind. All of us attended the event at a local veterinary clinic. It was very gentle and respectful. Our 8 and 11 y/o girls weren’t sure...
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