3 Reasons It’s Worth Staying Up Past Bedtime to Talk with a Teenager

1.  You might hear his heart.
2.  He might get a backrub out of it–how can you refuse that smile when he’s just bared his soul to your mother heart?
3.  You might hear him say, without any prodding from you, that it would be a good use of time between classes to pray as he goes–if [...]

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Here and Beyond

One of the things I like about praying aloud with others is what it does to my mind.  I guess you’d say the Holy Spirit takes my thoughts places they might not otherwise go if I was just thinking my own thoughts.
I was praying with a dear sister this morning and found myself talking to [...]

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Sunshine: Ellen Kathleen

We didn’t really pick her name for its meaning.  Coincidentally–or perhaps providentially–Ellen means “light” and Kathleen means “pure”.  Ellen, our only daughter and middle child, turns twenty-three today.  And, throughout those twenty-three years in which her life has graced ours, she has been sunshine.
My best friend Kris has three wonderful sons.  In the next couple [...]

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On a Roll: Improving Political Campaigns

Now that I’ve ventured into the political waters on this blog, I’m being carried by the current of the party conventions.  Something I heard on the radio this morning calls for yet another political commentary.
According to the report I heard, over $1 billion have been spent on this election–so far.  I rolled that figure around [...]

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Giving Gifts in the Family Circle

This is something of a lightweight post.  On the other hand, since it has something to do with family relationships, maybe not so much…
In email correspondence about a Christmas present for my mom and dad, my youngest brother recently threw out an idea “to see where it sticks”, as he said.  (New expresssion to me…) He [...]

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