Homeopathy. Natural child birth. Osteopathy. Charter schools. Home school. Whole foods. Positive parenting. Protecting the earth. If you’re a mother and these words or phrases light your fire, you’re probably a proud “holistic mom.” Good news! Now, there’s a growing national network of holistic moms communicating with each other daily at HolisticMoms.org. Watch a video…

Be sure to click around and notice Beliefnet.com’s fabulous redesign. You’ll find easier navigation, a cleaner look, and so many more ways to interact with our spiritual, religious, and inspirational content. There’s also a new section for you spiritual-but-not-religious folks, “Holistic Spirituality,” as well as an expanded yoga page. Refinements are ongoing. Your reactions are…

You’ve ironed leaves in wax paper. But have you tried to make roses from leaves? Pretty, don’t you think? And this could be the perfect weekend to make this autumnal craft project. [via Haha.nu]

“Sincerely yours,” wasn’t working. So I started to end my emails to everybody with a “Best.” But then “Best” began to align itself with “Cheers,” which feels like a perfunctory kiss-off. So I shifted to “Fondly.” I never flirted with “Warm regards.” “Fondly” is fine. “Very fondly,” might be better. But then, as I became…

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