Posts tagged “Children”
Honoring the dishonorable
I had lunch with a childhood friend I hadn’t seen in years. Our families spent lots of time together when we were growing up….
Sans everything, with joy
In ninth grade, I had to memorize Shakespeare’s “All the world’s a stage” speech from As You Like It. In it, the Bard describes…
Owen rocks!
My little grandson Owen has a way about him that commands attention. He’s not naughty. He’s just cute. For instance, his favorite Christmas song…
Love each other!
When my sister and I were little and we’d argue, my parents would make us hold hands and say to each other, “My sister…
Playing favorites
In the book the Sibling Effect, Jeffrey Kluger says that most parents have a child that they favor and that they are liars if…
Dads deserve more
We do dads a disservice when we distill them down to their hobbies. Today is a day to honor all that a father represents:…
Mothers
When my daughter was three, she started every morning by catapulting into my bed and diving under the blankets. She informed me, “I sleep…
The masks we wear
When I was five, my eight-year-old brother would play “Scare Clark.” This game consisted of him wearing a hockey mask and jumping out of…
The heavenly Father’s got this
If you have children, are you a fretting parent? I’m mainly chilled out, but I’ve also been known to—as I call it—panic pray. As…
Why children?
Something must be in the water, because lately a whole slew of young married couples have gotten pregnant at our church. I’ve warned them…
Comfort in the darkness
Some parents experience the darkness of losing a child at a young age. How do they move on? As one who lost a sister…
Back to school
This is my least favorite time of year. In Michigan where we live, this is the time all the kids go back to school….