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The wooden bowl

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The wooden bowl
A frail old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year old grandson. The old man’s hands trembled, his eyesight was bl...

Message for Parents

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Message for Parents
A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. SON: “Daddy, may I ask you ...

On Parenting

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On Parenting
On Parenting (Internet) Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself. They c...

The perfect American family

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The perfect American family
It is 10:30 on a perfect Saturday morning and we are, for the moment,the perfect American family. My wife has taken our six-year-old to hi...

A mom's life

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A mom's life
A mom's life (Internet) Take your plate into the kitchen, please. Take it downstairs when you go. Don't leave it there, take i...

Love You, Son

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Love You, Son
Thoughts while driving my son to school: Morning, Kid. You look pretty sharp in your Cub Scout gear, not as fat as your old man when he wa...

How Much Do You Make An Hour?

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How Much Do You Make An Hour?
With a timid voice and idolizing eyes, the little boy greeted his father as he returned from work, “Daddy, how much do you make an hour?” ...

Boy Giving Blood

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Boy Giving Blood
There was a story of a little girl named Liza who was suffering from a disease and needed blood from her five-year-old brother, who had mi...

Why I chose my father to be my dad

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Why I chose my father to be my dad
I grew up on a beautiful sprawling farm in Iowa, raised by parents who are often described as the "salt of the earth and the backbone...

To Read When You're Alone

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To Read When You're Alone
I was 13 years old. My family had moved to Southern California from North Florida a year before. I hit adolescence with a vengeance. I was...

The Cost Of Raising A Child

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The Cost Of Raising A Child
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to age 18 and came up with $160,140! That doesn't even touch...

The Yellow Shirt

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The Yellow Shirt
The baggy yellow shirt had long sleeves, four extra-large pockets trimmed in black thread and snaps up the front. It was faded from years...

My Mom Is Meaner Than Yours!

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My Mom Is Meaner Than Yours!
Was your Mom mean? I know mine was. We had the meanest mother in the whole world! While other kids ate candy for breakfast, we had t...

Influence The Life Of A Child

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Influence The Life Of A Child
"When you thought I wasn't looking... I saw you hang my first painting on the refrigerator, and I immediately wanted to paint a...

Things I Wish For You

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Things I Wish For You
We tried so hard to make things better for our kids that we made them worse. For my grandchildren, I'd like better. I'd really ...

Ten Simple Rules For Dating My Daughter

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Ten Simple Rules For Dating My Daughter
Some thoughtful information for those who are daughters, were daughters, have daughters, intend to have daughters, or intend to date a dau...

The Stranger

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The Stranger
A few months before I was born, my Dad met a stranger who was new to our small town. From the beginning, Dad was fascinated with this ench...

A Brother's Hands

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A Brother's Hands
Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep fo...

The Thing I Value Most

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The Thing I Value Most
It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear acr...

God would have wanted it that way

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God would have wanted it that way
Never! Never did I ever think that I would lose both of my parents on the same day. However, I received a phone call telling me that both ...