I didn’t know my two grandfathers well, they both passed away before I was four years old. One let me sit on his lap and listen to his pocket watch, the other shared ice cream sanwhiches with me. Both were first-generation Americans. One left school after sixth-grade, the other attended ...
Read More »Tugging on the Family Chord
There is a wise saying about family unity: “The family that prays together, stays together”. There’s another saying that existing in contradiction to this one, however: “Every family has a black sheep in the flock”. Both have been proven true in the family dynamic, throughout time. My pastor often tells ...
Read More »A Tale of Three Dogs
Dad was seven when his little brother passed away suddenly. He became an only child in an instant, having only his imagination as a constant playmate– until the first of three mixed-breed dogs came into his life… Jack was the largest and the first of the three–“of Airedale and junk-yard ...
Read More »The Fault of “No-Fault” Divorce
Whether it takes place within the family of the Church, or outside, there is no question that divorce is one of the key ills of our modern American society. At its base it breaks up nuclear families, but via extension it works to dismantle much of the patchwork of our ...
Read More »Extra-Curricular Activities: Keeping A Healthy Balance
As the leaves begin to shift into another season, so do the lives of those who become actively involved during the school year. Merely if not all seven days of the week are filled on the calendar from early fall until late spring. If you are a shuttle bus mom, ...
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