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A Happy Birthday
It is a real blessing to have a family and another year to spend with them. For my birthday, we’re playing with trains. Today, to celebrate the day I and many others were born, I want to give to you a share of my happiness. And, in the immortal words of Bill and Ted, Be…
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Maybe I’m Allergic to Your Intolerance
My daughter is allergic to peanuts. I have to confess that the moment I found out, I was upset. Not for her, but for me. Her allergy would deprive me of one of my favorite foods: peanut butter. I got over that (mostly) and we try very hard to be careful for her sake.One of…
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Sometimes They Do Equal 5
I do think that sometimes 1+1=5. That doesn’t make me crazy. It means that we ought to account for our own blind spots. To help me explain, I’ve recruited my own daughter. As you can see, she has written an interesting equation on the white board. She is so proud of it, she wrote it…
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4 keys to engaging children in church
At a lecture in Atlanta recently, the Rev. Sam Portaro, author of Brightest and Best points out that “Children are actually written into Scripture.” They weren’t supposed to be seen. They were property. But Jesus spoke to them, healed them, accepted their donations, and told His disciples to be like them. We never take that last…
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Children’s Stories: “Tuesday”
[This is part four in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog. Please visit the first post for instructions!] One aspect of children’s picture books is that they aren’t simply words, but picture books. An intrinsic part of the storytelling is done through pictures, images, paintings, or illustrations. More…
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Children’s Stories: “Duck & Goose”
[This is part three in a series on our favorite children’s stories and is being cross-posted on my new parenting blog. Please visit the first post for instructions!] Shortly after my daughter was born, her bilirubin level spiked and we had to take her into the hospital. Our brave girl was taken through the ER up to…