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| Wednesday, September 08, 2010
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Hide and Seek
Last night as my husband and I sat around the table with our five children eating supper, our youngest child, two year old Laura, decided to get up and play on the floor. |
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Hothouse Parents
My local store features rows of beautiful red hothouse-grown tomatoes. The controlled environment produces perfection on the outside but bland, unsatisfying taste and texture on the inside. |
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Put the Kettle On
Marianne always put the kettle on. We’d known each other since we attended South High School, in Akron, Ohio. However, the years of our young motherhood launched the full bloom of our friendship. As a friend, she measured well. |
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Relationship Blues
Every one of us has experienced a situation where another human being, especially a child, has “pushed our buttons”. |
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Car Buying Tips
My three-month stint as a sales representative in the car business was an eye-opening time of discovery and jaw-dropping realizations that many car dealerships were less than scrupulous. |
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College Life
Home for the summer from my first year in college, my old friends wanted to know what college life was like. Many of the seniors at my old high school asked me, “What do I do, when I get to college and I have all that free time?” |
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A Family of Five
Some of you may be familiar with the place. You may have had a similar experience. After eating lunch at Fernwood Gardens (a botanical garden near Buchanan, Michigan), my husband and I had taken a short walk down to a dock. |
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In an Instant
Last week I remembered that it has been one year since my husband had his motorcycle accident. After I heard a chaplain’s message on my cell phone, after I panicked and went numb, after I called my son, and then found my way to the... |
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Daily Family Worship
One of the most important ingredients in a happy Christian home is faithful attendance at the family altar. The Bible shows a consistent example of daily worship, morning and evening. In addition to having individual time with God each... |
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Ginger the Wunderdog
One Sabbath Jesus showed up at His hometown synagogue in Nazareth and had the Scripture reading. |
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When Grandchildren Move
Careers and education often create difficult choices for families to relocate—within a state or across the country. |
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Lesson Learned
Tears stung my eyes as frustration broke through my giddy, excited state. I’d been determined to keep a happy attitude in order to still the fear of traveling alone. It proved harder than I thought once the van driver started yelling at me. |
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A Genie For Love
Three guys walking on a beach together stumble on an ancient lamp. As they pick it up and hold it, suddenly a genie pops out. |
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Solo, Visíteme, Por favor
Solo. ¿Qué retratos y emociones trae a su mente esta palabra? Para muchos evoca pensamientos de paz y de tranquilidad en medio de la vida estresante, un respiro del trabajo que a veces nos puede dejar agobiados. |
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Mis Momentos de Quietud
“¿Estás teniendo momentos de quietud con Jesús?”, le pregunté a mi hijo Brandon, de siete años de edad, hace algunos días antes del desayuno. Me dijo que sí. |
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Sin Hogar
No estoy segura dónde debo ir cuando vuelvo a casa. Pasé la mayor parte de mis años de adolescente en Southern California. |
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Cuando las Promesas Fallan
Es cosa mía, ¿o ha habido una racha más que normal de matrimonios de celebridades de Hollywood en el último tiempo? |
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Demuéstreselos
He aquí algunas formas de demostrarles a sus hijos que usted los ama: |
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Prueba en el Saque Principal
Cuando la nieve comienza a dejar sólo montoncitos cada vez más pequeños en nuestro patio durante la primavera, me empieza un cosquilleo en la punta de los dedos que se extiende hasta el brazo. |
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La Carta del Abuelo
Los abuelos tienen suerte. De cierta manera, son padres por segunda vez; crian a sus propios hijos y luego juegan en forma optimista el activo rol de criar a sus nietos. |
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Lento es más Rápido
Soy un tipo orientado a las tareas. Cuando mi mente se enfoca en un proyecto, todo lo demás se desvanece en el infinito. |
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Los Perros Viejos Sí Aprenden
No fui una madre estricta. Tenía mis reglas, pero si mis hijos jugaban bien sus cartas, a menudo encontraban la forma de romperlas. |
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Fuera de la Caja
Mi marido me regaló un libro de cocina para mi cumpleaños después que le insinuara sutilmente que deseaba tenerlo. |
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