"By having plenty of time in nature, by being raised in a peaceful and nurturing environment, in which there are plenty of opportunities to explore mud, water, sand, and sound, children will begin to form meaningful experiences upon which later scientific experiments and learning will be based. 

In contrast an early childhood experience which is overstimulating, full of noise, hustle and bustle, and the barrage of tv, videos, and computers dulls the senses and is antithetical to a development of qualities of awe and reverence."  – Donna Simmons

While riding her horse the other day Moira found a tiny meadowlark bouncing around in the pasture. She didn’t realize til she brought it to me that they nest on the ground so he was likely not far from home, nor in the danger he appeared to be.  She returned it to the general area she found it, but not before Mom got a picture. : )  And yes, she has gloriously dirty fingers from her morning tramping about on horseback and digging through our fields. I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Awe and Reverence. Check!