Offering genuine forgiveness is one of the most cathartic experiences that a person can have. While it may sometimes be difficult and it may sometimes seem unimportant, offering true forgivenessboth to yourself and to those around youcan not only change your perspective on life and how you live it, but can also make you feel […]
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To explain the seasons to the boys when they asked about them, I got out an orange and a ping-pong ball. ‘This orange is the sun,’ I told them, ‘and this ping-pong ball is the Earth. The Earth revolves around the sun’–here I moved my models, delighted to see the boys entranced, their wide eyes
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Members of each care team usually include doctors and surgeons treating the patient, at least one nurse involved in direct care, a patient representative, therapists who deliver services, a social worker, perhaps a child life specialist, and the parents. Yes, you read that right. Parents of children undergoing lengthy treatment should be part of the
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Have you ever had this happen to you? 1. It’s bedtime and you want to read a bedtime story but you’ve run out of time (again). Oh, well, next time we’ll do it–you resolve. 2. Your squirmy baby won’t sit still for more than 30 seconds. When you finally coax her onto your lap, she
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Painting is just about the easiest way to give your home a good sprucing up to make it look new. Summer isn’t over yet, so get started on this one last project while you still have time, or recruit the kids while they’re still out of school. It only takes a day or two to
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One Sunday morning, the day after Halloween, I walked into church behind a three-year-old girl in an angel costume. Her mother was just pinning a sign on her back that said, “This was not my idea.” The little angel twirled in a perfect pirouette as she walked down the aisle. She was obviously enjoying the
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Summer is a great time for kids to relax and do the fun stuff they don’t have time for during the school year. However, it is important to keep their minds active so the transition back to school is easier. A great way to achieve this is to enroll them in a summer reading program.
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When I was a young child, I don’t think I fully appreciated the Fourth of July. It was just another holiday with yummy food and cool fireworks. Part of the reason that the significance was lost on me was that I didn’t know any better; living in a country like the United States was all
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It can certainly be argued that we are too big. It can also be argued that we have much to share with and learn from one another. Many of us are without parents or siblings, but as long as we live, we’re not without family. We are too many for any one of us to
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