Month: April 2009
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kids’ eye view
Babies come and babies grow – tall. Just ask my 2-year-old grandson. He may still be sorting out how to pronounce all the words he knows, but when he knows the meaning, he will not tolerate any mistakes. This month he pulled himself up to his full 36 inches and emphatically told his mother, “NOT…
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The amazing gifts
The news defies the imagination, but grabs hold of a very old idea: Give generously without a public display. Since March 1, that is exactly what has been happening in the financial offices in at least nine state universities across the nation, according to the Associated Press. The recipients of $46.5 million received their portion…
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simply quilting
Leafing through a second-hand quilting magazine with colorful pictures of intricately, pieced fabric, my daughter looked up and protested, “How do they decide whether a quilt is beginner’s level or not? This doesn’t look like a beginner’s quilt to me.” She thrust the photo of a beautifully stitched quilt in front of me. So says…
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mom and dad needed
Several weeks after the arrival of the eight progeny of a single mother who already had six children, my Pennsylvania son wrote, “I would council any woman who thinks she doesn’t “need” a man but she “needs” to have children, to think, instead, of her children’s needs before she gets pregnant. Children deserve a resident…