Tag: children
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ADVICE ON RAISING CHILDREN
The happiest day of my life was when I bought my last diaper. Wow, that was a long time ago, but my children are such an important part of my life that I wouldn’t trade those experiences for anything. Being a parent is the hardest work on the planet–it is only for the brave of…
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MARRIAGE ADVICE
Marriage–the beauty of a man and a woman deciding to spend the rest of their lives fighting over the covers. Everyone seems to have advice about love and marriage, and there is no shortage of both sacred and secular books about the embattled institution, so I thought I would throw my own little advice out…
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MASSACRE IN CONNECTICUT–WHAT I TOLD OUR CHURCH
Yesterday was the third Sunday of Advent, a day when we celebrate the joy of the coming of Christ. It is the Sunday of the pink candle. Yet, it was heavy on my heart that I should say something about the terrible, horrible, incomprehensible massacre that took place to 1st grade children and school workers…
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SCHOOL BUS LITURGY
This morning I put my youngest daughter on the school bus. She is in seventh grade now, and I know that I should probably stop standing at the bus stop with her, but it is something I’ve done for my children for over 12 years and it is a little hard to let go of. …