Kelly Ellis-RadahdMay 34 minSowing seeds of love.The Kindergarten garden @thevalleysteinerkindergarten is starting to look so beautiful and full of life. The little one absolutely loves...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdSep 9, 20212 minHonouring joyful traditionWhat are traditions? They are things we do, which we have enjoyed and taken into our hearts…most of the time. There is another side to...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdJul 13, 20212 minOur call to priesthood in the home through the sacrament of BaptismIn ‘The Spiritual Task of the Homemaker’ Manfred Schmidt-Brabant refers to the ‘Sacramentalism’ of the home from Rudolf Steiner’s 1916...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdJun 28, 20212 minThoughts on the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul.Children, they bring love and light into our lives, such joy…frustration too. Sometimes parenting can feel difficult especially as...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdJun 21, 20212 minHomes as a sanctuary“You will teach them to fly, but they will not fly your flight. You will teach them to dream, but they will not dream your dream. You...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdJun 16, 20212 minCreating magical moments in the home. How do you bring the extraordinary to the ordinary? Here at home the smallest details make everyday childhood experiences magical. After...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdJun 8, 20212 minWaldorf and CatholicismAs we approach the little ones third birthday in September I find myself thinking deeply about what her education may look like, how we...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdMay 5, 20212 minHome, our sacred Spaces🏡Home🏡 Our sacred spaces, spaces which offer a glimpse into our lives lived, our memories, our cultural background. The global...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdApr 3, 20211 minShowcasing the grace, beauty and majesty of Gods creation in the home at EasterEaster is a beautiful and bountiful celebration of Christs defeat over the cross, just as we started to lose hope over the bare and cold...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdMar 10, 20212 minReverence in words“We must guard against disrespectful, disparaging, and criticising thoughts. We must try to practice reverence and devotion in our...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdMar 8, 20212 minSmall traditions for wonderful shared mealtimesOne thing that has always stayed with me from attending Steiner parent child sessions with my little one is the small details that make...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdMar 3, 20212 minQuiet prayerful connectionTea and knitting this afternoon. These things I do in joy and passion for me, for the home, for my family are themselves rich learning...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdJan 29, 20212 minSome thoughts on ‘mess’ and creativity.Where once was tidy, there is mess, there are boxes, crayons, toys, books lay about for days on end... mess ... a beautiful mess - mess...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdMay 5, 20207 minThe Soulful Garden.‘To see the world in a grain of sand. And heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand. An eternity in an hour.’...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdFeb 4, 20202 minRespectful and Responsive Mealtimes🕯Respectful and Responsive Mealtimes🕯 . As part of my training in Early Childhood, a number of years ago, I took a course called HENRY...
Kelly Ellis-RadahdDec 16, 20191 minBeautiful Family MomentsOur little dining space. Small and sweet and extendable. Sociable - being in the kitchen, a place where we have had big family meals,...