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Leaving A Legacy

Hey Mom, Can We Talk?

Growing up my Dad always made a point of telling us that none of us are adopted. When it comes to me and my Mom, he really could have saved his breath. I look just like her. We are very similar in other ways too. I know that I get my love of words and my passion for word-play from my Mom. We like books and crossword puzzles and silly poems... >Full Story

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Loud and Clear Yesterday, as I was dropping my daughter off at the local high... >more
Helping our kids dream I can still remember bringing our first daughter home from the hospital... >more

A Head Start on the Arts: Giving Your Children the Keys to a Cultural Heritage

"I didn’t' grow up with the arts," my friend Shelley confided over coffee one day. "Now I wish I had. I'd like to give my kids some exposure. I want them to be able to enjoy art and music and to understand them more than I do. But I’m not really sure where to start." Shelley was asking me for... >Read More

Tags: art, Barbara Curtis, better parenting, Culture, Family, leaving a legacy, parenting, Women

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Mom's Mercy: How one woman made a difference in a small Haiti orphanage

"People laughed at me and told me I'd never make it, " Eleanor recalls. "I was 51 at the time and everyone thought I was too old to make a difference. " ‘You've come to late.' They said." Undaunted, Eleanor persevered. She left her home, her country and 35 years of singing and choir directing to go and care... >Read More

Tags: better parenting, Colleen Pepper, discipleship, Family, leaving a legacy, motherhood, parenting, Women

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Empty Nest: Season of Change

Last night, while going through an old box of pictures of my children in their growing up years, I reviewed the seasons of change that we have all gone through. The baby pictures, school year pictures, and works of art made for me for Mother's Day, my birthday and other holidays warm my heart even more now. My youngest daughter... >Read More

Tags: adult children, better parenting, challenges and conflicts, empty nest, Family, grandparents, healthy marriage, leaving a legacy, loneliness and isolation, Men, parenting, r.j. lad, single-parents, Women

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