We were recently reading articles in the summer issue of Pathways To Family Wellness Magazine. This issue surrounding "The Dad Factor. The Evolving Role of Conscious Parenting" kind of struck us funny and took us down memory lane. 30 years ago our parenting style was on the cutting edge. Stacy's mom thought she was out of her mind for considering home schooling, not to mention living a holistic life style. Years later her mother Sharron came around and apologized to her because she realized the importance of Stacy and her husbands choices and saw the benefits in her granddaughters and our two families lives. We were part of the parenting pioneers through-out the country at that time who were choosing a different path. It was quite unheard of for our generations who were raising children. We were living holistically long before it was trendy. For instance, we were really good friends with an owner of a natural foods store. We would make our owns salves and grow our own medicinal plants. We had flourishing gardens in the dessert if you can believe that! We feel there's a time and place for western medicine but we mainly choose the natural paths and holistic practices. We have found working with natural paths very rewarding for they are fully knowledgeable at incorporating the mind, body, and spirit connection.
