by Alberta Stevens | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog
Last Wednesday, I had a rather unusual day. It was the first day of Lent. I had plans of having a quiet and contemplative day, with time for some deep, focused work interspersed with moments for my son and I to observe our various Lenten rituals. What we got instead,...by Alberta Stevens | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog
The word diversity is so loaded these days. To some, it could mean diversity of faith, of gender, of race/culture, geographical boundaries, social class or function. I am pretty sure this is not an exhaustive list. To avoid the weight of this nuanced word, I often...by Alberta Stevens | Feb 2, 2021 | Blog
Podcast Lovers Assemble I have been long term fan of podcasts since 2011. Before that it was talk radio, particularly BBC Radio 4. In fact, it was nostalgia for community through radio 4 programs that pulled me into podcasts once I got my first smart phone. Living in...by Alberta Stevens | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog
by Alberta Stevens | Sep 14, 2020 | Blog
‘The Arrow and the Song’ Who doesn’t love a good dose of beautiful, kind or soul stirring words? I love them even more when woven together in rhyme and metre echoing thoughts and longings I have never been able to articulate. This is why poetry is such as essential...by Alberta Stevens | Sep 5, 2020 | Blog
𝚃𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚘𝚛 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚘 𝚒𝚜? 𝚃𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚝, 𝙸’𝚟𝚎 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 About this time 2 years ago, I was right where you are now. Nervous and self-doubting as I contemplated the idea of taking my son out of school. The idea of home education was foreign to me...