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| Monday, February 06, 2012
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What’s in a Name?
My friend Nancy, who is one of the best children’s storytellers I’ve ever heard, recently told me a poignant story. She recalled her childhood when a teacher asked his students what they wanted to be when they grew up. Nancy knew what... |
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First Valentine
She was his first Valentine. He was hers. They married on Valentine’s Day, 1953. People said it wouldn’t last. She was too young; he was a bit restless. But their love set out to prove everyone wrong. |
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Fragile Things
A little five-year-old girl named Megan was being led through an art gallery by the artist whose paintings were being showcased. At the end of the day, after seeing so many beautiful, exquisite paintings and being told by... |
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Five Seeds
“I believe these belong to you,” a man extended his cupped hand toward me. I peered into his hand and noticed that he cradled five seeds. They were indistinct seeds that I had never seen before. I took them from the man and wondered what this was all about. |
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Seasoned with Love
Are you a parent who works hard to raise your children to be good Christians but wonder why they don’t like each other? Perhaps you’ve prided yourself on teaching your kids to clean their rooms, brush their teeth, and talk politely in public but... |
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Being Blessed
My husband’s job takes him out of town periodically, sometimes for several weeks in a row. As one might imagine, these single parenting stints where I am left to manage the house and our two preschoolers tend to wear... |
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Undeserved Honor
A question recently posed to me sent me into a quandary. “How do you honor grandparents who are in error?” The question stumped me and I did not have an answer. After many days of soul searching and praying, a revelation came. |
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Things Gently Used
There’s something about second-hand shops, yard sales and consignment boutiques that draw me. I’m sure it’s because I grew up during America’s Great Depression. Shopping-on-the- cheap proved to be expedient. |
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Not a Failure
Last week, I spent some time visiting three Jr. High classrooms. I asked them to write down candid answers to some questions, including this one: “What do you think God thinks of you?” I was happy to read positive answers like these: |
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Loyalty
For 17 years of my life, I had the companionship of a great little poodle named “Popeye.” He was the best dog for which a guy could ask. He loved to follow me around the house as I did my daily routines. He loved to sit outside in the green... |
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Only A Few Years
Pharaoh’s daughter said to her, “Take this baby and nurse him for me, and I will pay you.” So the woman took the baby and nursed him. When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son" (Exodus 2:9, 10). |
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Longing for Glory
We had a wee bit of a thing brought in to our ER this past week. I’d been talking to my daughter on the phone and she told me the scanner said we had a little one coming in and it didn’t look good. It was a two-month-old in cardiac arrest. |
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Gift of Memories
She hadn’t meant it as a gift. She was just clearing out books and papers in preparation for selling the old house our parents had lived in. This adopted sister of mine had moved into the basement of my parents home along with her growing... |
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Trabajo Divertido
“¡Mi papá se divierte en el trabajo!” le gritó mi hijo a un coche que desaparecía en la esquina. Sonreí, porque sé que se refería a lo que le digo cada día cuando se va a la escuela. |
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Belleza en la Amistad
Una de las cosas más difíciles acerca de mudarse a otra ciudad es encontrar nuevos amigos. Tratar de encontrar un lugar donde sentir que pertenecemos; un lugar que le haga experimentar la sensación de algo propio. |
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Cultivando la Bondad
En los últimos años, Oprah Winfrey, la conductora de televisión, ha regalado a su audiencia automóviles nuevos, les ha pagado sus deudas y les ha obsequiado cosas que muchos de ellos sólo habían soñado tener. |
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Tiempo de Peras
Ha comenzado la primavera y anuncian peras para esta semana en la página de anuncios del supermercado. Aunque difícilmente se pueden encontrar en esta estación del año, maduraron y luego de un largo viaje están listas para su consumo... |
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Su Nombre era Margott
Mi madre, Margott, me enseñó grandes lecciones. Con ella aprendí a admirar profundamente a la mujer como ser humano. Siendo ella muy pequeña, sufrió las largas ausencias de su padre del hogar, y por ser la mayor... |
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Refugio Seguro
A pesar del gran esfuerzo del equipo de la sala de emergencia, el corazón del paciente dejó de latir y no fueron capaces de revivirlo. Cuando la turbada esposa llegó al hospital, le dio una mirada a su esposo muerto y le dijo: “¡Mira lo que has hecho! |
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Respeto
¿Es respetuoso con su cónyuge como lo sería con un extraño? Los patrones de comunicación entre los esposos no reflejan adecuadamente el cuidado que las parejas deberían sentir entre ellas. |
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Secretos de Crianza
Ser un buen padre es sencillo, pero nada fácil. Los principios son rectos, con sentido común. Apegarse a ellos es un trabajo delicado. Pero los resultados valen la pena. |
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Expectativas Reales
“¿Qué deseas ser cuando grande?” Es lo que todos deseamos saber desde niños. Cuando un niño tiene cuatro años es simpático oirle decir que quiere ser un bombero, un astronauta, una jirafa o un avión. |
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Cerebros Adolescentes
Continuamente los científicos llegan a nuevos descubrimientos acerca de los notables cambios en el cerebro del adolescente que nos pueden ayudar a explicar por qué la adolescencia es una etapa tan difícil para... |
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