Thinking about a few years ago when i walked into the bathroom to wipe the tush of my then-three-year-old son to discover a toilet full of blood got me thinking... about, well, blood. Some people faint at the sight of blood. Some have nearly-physical pangs of an empathetic nature. Still others have a resolute, lets-get-this-figured-out-and-taken-care-of manner about them. Blood is the life force - the giver of oxygen to necessary organs, the circuit through which nutrients and chemicals travel the body, and a healer in many ways. But blood, when not seen, is easy to think of scientifically. Once it is oozing from the body or collecting in a vial, though, it becomes something a bit more... disturbing ... for some. That day, many years ago, the sight of that blood beneath my small child was a panic-inducing nightmare. Turns out, he has a severe sensitivity to digesting dairy. Cease panic. Phew! Other days, while restraining my youngest child over the course of dozens of bl
Homeschooling Mother of three taking the time to ruminate on what makes a life.