A Racial Reality Check
FULL DISCLOSURE: I am a middle-aged, White woman who lives in a predominantly White area. I am privileged in ways that I probably don’t even comprehend. As a mom, I have never had to have “the talk” with my son ...
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Hitting the Pandemic Wall
Last March, when the world shut down as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ramp up, the reality of being forced to stay at home didn’t disturb me. My more extroverted children and friends were not coping well. I, however, just ...
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Teaching Kids About Love
Watch wife and mom Patty Crawford talk about ways she and her husband provide an example of love for their children.
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Faith and Family for March 7: Third Sunday of Lent
This week we mark the third Sunday of Lent and hear the Gospel story of Jesus' cleansing of the temple.
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Rethinking Lent
Like many parents of young children, it’s rare for me to get a good night’s sleep. Our first child came to us through adoption, and since he was nearly a year old, I naively thought he would sleep through the ...
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Faith and Family for February 28: Second Sunday of Lent
This week, we hear about Jesus going up on the mountain where he was transfigured before three of his disciples.
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Respecting Each Other’s Boundaries
For as long as my son and daughter have been old enough to understand language, my wife and I do not touch the kids without asking first. We do not touch them without their consent.
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