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Brush Your Teeth, Eat Your Vegetables, and Other Quaint Sayings
March 29th, 201212:00 AM ET"No cavities, Mom", I wanted to shout as I rose from the dentist chair after my six-month checkup. In raising me, my parents stressed the old admonitions: brush your teeth, eat your vegetables, look both ways before crossing the street, share with others, and so on. Only now do I realize how much I owe them for my current health and happiness. I r... -
Love Dancing In the Rain
February 14th, 201212:01 AM ETI'm not sure who exactly ended up with the hot dog bun and who, in shame, carried the hot dog wrapped in the last slice of stale bread. After sleeping through the alarm, scrounging up two socks that actually match, and a vicious fight over the remaining fruit roll up, we head to school in the rain. The argument continues on the ride; making m... -
Dr. Kevin Leman’s Relationship Tips for a Stress-Free 2012 (or as close as possible!)
January 11th, 201212:18 AM ETAt this time of year everyone is talking about resolutions for the coming year. Here are some top suggestions for parents, spouses, and singles to make sure that your relationships with those you love most are strong and healthy: Tips for parenting: 1. Watch your expectations, make sure they are positive and not negative. 2. Make sure your kids ... -
Church and Family in the Public Square
December 13th, 201112:59 AM ETMuch has been written of late about the unease and yearning in American culture, claiming that we have become an increasingly coarse society, assaultive and sexualized. I believe this is largely because folks don't believe in God, and by God I mean the God of Abraham, the Jewish and the Christian God. It is a disturbing world, a world which my ge... -
Children Are a Heritage
November 30th, 201101:00 AM ETToday I sit alone in my quiet and orderly house. Remembering. Thinking. Praying. And yes, wiping a tear now and again between smiles and sighs. And I contemplate so many things. My mind refuses to quiet itself until I write. Just yesterday our house bustled with two-year-old energy and chatter and clutter and questions and giggles and love. Our so... -
Secret Fears Moms Face [blog #7]: What If Something Bad Happens to My Child?
October 04th, 201112:11 AM ETEsther and her husband, John, know about this fear firsthand—because it happened to them. Esther was eight and a half months pregnant and her husband out of town when she began feeling labor pains. Once at the hospital, however, she was told they were false. So they sent her home, without even doing an ultrasound. That night Esther couldn't sleep... -
Secret Fears Moms Face [blog #5]: What If My Child Makes the Same Mistakes I Did?
September 30th, 201112:33 AM ETAt thirteen years old, Dana was hospitalized for alcoholism. At sixteen she had an abortion. "I have a lot to be sorry for," she says sadly. "Even though I'm now thirty, married, and have three children, I still think every day about the child I aborted. I've needed God's mercy just to cope with my past. But what happened to me makes me even more d... -
Secret Fears Moms Face [blog #3]: What If My Child Doesn’t Have Any Friends?
September 28th, 201112:12 AM ETCorey winces when she talks about her growing-up days in Cincinnati. "I was a fat kid. Blimpy, Chub-a-lub, and Pork Belly were just a few of the choice names my classmates called me to my face." Corey admits her own insecurities come up when she thinks about her daughter, who's now eight. "Because of my size, no one wanted to hang out with me. So I... -
Sowing Seeds
June 08th, 201110:10 AM ETI am a published author. Wow! I can say that now. It feels so good to put that label on myself. I have wanted to do that for so many years. I even wore a shirt that said, "Prepublished Author." I guess somehow I thought that made me one step closer to the real thing. There was a life before being published, however. I have been a teacher for thirt... -
The Day Heaven Stood Still
June 07th, 201107:47 PM ET(In loving memory of Molly Mizerak; rarely has someone done so much for so many, and asked for so little in return) In the midst of bright lighting, and loud peals of thunder I gazed across Heaven and all of its wonders. There were shimmering structures of emerald and topaz The streets were pure gold but transparent like glass. I saw a beautif...
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