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A Mother’s Prayer
I stood by helplessly and watched as a text message received by one of my older children instantly transformed a…
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Child Raised Well is Notable Achievement
Last week at a speaking engagement in Illinois, I asked my audience of parents to tell me about their kids.…
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Labor of Love: Suffering and the Motherly Vocation
This week I happened across this YouTube video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVUZzgswJaY) in which two strapping young Dutch men experience the joy…
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Sorry, No Steeples
“Sorry, No Steeple…but we do have a drive-thru” is what the clever, cool, hip billboard sign proclaims. I wasn’t exactly…
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Book Review: A Grace Given
During the summer of 1998, our family faced the sudden death of our twelve-year-old son. He was perfectly healthy that…
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Five Steps to Take This Year to Become a Better Parent
This year, rather than making resolutions to lose weight, read more books and floss for more than just the few…
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Men Without Chests, or, What C. S. Lewis Made Me Think About
“We make men without chests and expect from them virtue and enterprise. We laugh at honor and are shocked to…
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The Hopes and Fears of All the Years
At some point, sooner or later, all new parents experience that moment when they realize that this new little life…
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Adventures with Twitter
One day, my 17 year-old strolled into the kitchen after a long day at school, leaned against the kitchen counter…