Today I sent my first-born off to middle school and my baby girl off to third grade. For my oldest, I have just six more days like today - the first day of school - before she graduates. As I watched her question the size of her school bag and the details of her schedule, I felt the pages of the … [Read more...]
Changing Perspective
August 23, 2010 by · Leave a Comment
Any parent knows that getting children to take medicine can often be quite difficult. A simple trip to the pharmacy is sometimes enough to evoke fear in a parent, particularly for those of us with strong-willed kids. Over the past 11 years, we have tried a variety of methods, from applesauce to … [Read more...]
Going back to Nica
August 3, 2010 by · 1 Comment
It's been just over a year since we took a group of families to Nicaragua to lead a summer camp for disadvantaged youth living in the Managua city dump. It was our first attempt at family missions, and was hugely successful. As I wrote after we returned: "We were tested, stretched, molded, and … [Read more...]
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