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Erin is a multi-media artist, interfaith minister, yoga teacher and passionate builder of community. She is the founder of the Rhode Island Birth Network and the creator and host of Behind the Blog. As a mother of two, she also packs lunches, drives the carpool, and bows to the power of PBS Kids.

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20 May 2012 @ 10:10 pm: Recording for week two of Planting the Seeds eCourse! http://t.co/i6rKfMnw
Holiday Greetings!

Holiday Greetings!

[ 13 ] 12.9.2011 |

“Oh yeah. This is going to make our friends jealous,” our friend laughs, checking out his family’s Christmas card.

“It’s a competition,” his wife adds. “Who has the cutest kids? Who took the best vacation? It’s not a Christmas card. It’s a competition.”

We’re among friends. The wine is flowing. The holiday card competition conversation is all in good fun, and yet in the days that follow I find myself reflecting on the increasingly extravagant cards we display in our house each year.

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The Early Bird Special

The Early Bird Special

[ 4 ] 11.13.2011 |

“You coming for tacos tonight?” I text to my neighbor.

“You bet,” she texts back.

An hour later she is in our living room playing LEGOS with my kids while I spoon taco fixings into bowls and lay them out on the table.

Our dinners together began about three years ago when I was a full-time at-home parent of a toddler and a preschooler. It was right about this time of year, as we turned the clocks back and began winding our way into the long, dark nights of winter, that I felt myself on the fast track to a major mama meltdown.

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The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

[ 9 ] 5.15.2011 |

We recently celebrated our son’s first birthday party, in honor of his fifth birthday. Yes, you read that correctly – fifth birthday, first birthday party. Unlike his extremely outgoing older sister, our son does not like being the center of attention and until this year has declined a birthday party that included anyone beyond our [...]

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How I became a Reading Role Model

How I became a Reading Role Model

[ 5 ] 11.2.2010 |

It started innocently enough. My friend Jill handed me two books the day before we left for our family vacation. Perfect beach reads, she said. You’ll devour them.

I had never heard of the author (Emily Giffin) and as I read the back covers I briefly wondered if I should grab another book to use as a jacket for these books. Because truthfully, if I wanted that kind of a read, Jill, who is also my hairdresser, would be my go-to girl.

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High Tech Mama

High Tech Mama

[ 14 ] 7.20.2010 |

By Erin Barrette Goodman A million moons ago when I was in high school (also know as the late ‘80s / early ‘90s) I went on vacation with my friend’s family. As we got off the plane a man in a business suit whipped out his cell phone and made a call. “No phone call [...]

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