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family Archive
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20 A Mormon in the Cheap Seats: Half a Church
I have brought my daughter, dressed up and nervous with anticipation, gift in hand, to a birthday party where the... -
Dog Heaven
. You know how we all imagine that ‘dog heaven’ will be a place where dogs get to do what... -
Roller Coaster
A year ago, I was living in a daze. I was spending most nights curled up against my... -
Santa and I
The year I turned four or five, we drove to my grandparents in central Wisconsin for Christmas. Actually, we... -
The Feast of St. Francis
This year, our family observed General Conference by attending the local Episcopal church. -
Family Ties
Where is the line between serving your family and loosing yourself in it? -
Assertiveness Training
I knew that even small acts of assertiveness would be important. Maybe it didn’t change the world but for that... -
The Genetics of Love
Guest Post from Whoa-man as part of the The Exponent and Doves and Serpents swap. Hi, I am Whoa-man from... -
Finding Peace
Forgiveness. As babies and young children, we can’t help but forgive those that wrong us. We have no... -
Crash Test
The thought of any inexperienced driver in charge of a 4,000 pound machine makes me very nervous, but anticipating my... -
Window to Utopia
What would heaven be like, for a teenager? -
The Tree of Life
The Tree of Life begins with a quotation from The Book of Job: “Where were you when I laid the... -
The Nursery Window
“Long ago,” he said, “I thought like you that my mother would always keep the window open for me, so... -
We Are Pioneers
As I was telling my Kindergartner earlier this month that we’re all pioneers in some way. Whenever we stand up... -
The Gluttonous Baby
For as long as humans have made objects, there have been baby dolls. It’s an almost universal phenomenon that... -
Operation Stop Arm
My neighbor Sheri and I watched motorists pass our children’s school bus for years. We took video, called the police,... -
Healing Waters
“You’ll only be baptized once in your life, so it is a very special experience,” my grandmother said, speaking at... -
Independence Day
Becoming a citizen was a long, expensive process for my husband. I can’t imagine how difficult it was for... -
Patriarchs I Have Known and Loved
My father grew up in a troubled home, poor as coal dust. A child of the depression and of divorce,... -
I Love the Smell of K-Y Warming Jelly ® in the Morning, or, Marital Apocalypse Delayed
Although best known for “The Seventh Seal” and other serious “art house” films, I suggest Ingmar Bergman’s best work is... -
The Illusion of Equality
Today, a guest post from Helen. I read a review of Rebecca Asher’s book the week it came out in... -
Fff… family
I just read this today and loved it: http://www.literarymama.com/columns/perfectlynormal/archives/2011/ffffamily.html A great reminder that not all families look alike (which clearly... -
Find Your Tribe
Over a decade ago I read this article in Mothering Magazine about a woman who is far from family and... -
Kids and Calamities
I watched the Twin Towers fall on TV, my oldest child safely ensconced in her kindergarten class. My toddler... -
Parallel Journeys
By Claudia On my personal blog, I am known as “The Faithful Dissident.” For the past three years, I’ve been... -
“Do you want to end up living under a bridge?”
This is, reportedly, what my daughter’s second grade teacher asked her class during a fit of frustration over their less-than-enthusiastic... -
Talents: Addition and Multiplication
This is a guest post from a favorite reader and commenter, Corktree. It may sound simplistic (or just serving of... -
Celebrating the Man As Well As His Cause
A guest post from a reader, Debra. Names matter. They do. My life experience has taught me this. Names are... -
American Beauty
Recently ‘Rogue Cinema’ took a foray into the dark world of David Lynch’s films, to explore his disturbing presentations of... -
Hate
As an antidote to all the love around here lately, I thought I’d offer up a little bit of good... -
Adam-God Theory
What we believe truly matters. Most of what we believe has its roots in what we were taught as children... -
Leaving
I’m in the process of choosing to leave. I’m almost there. There’s only a consideration of the cost. -
You can’t have two fun parents. That’s a carnival.
I love the show Modern Family. When it first started, I got some chain emails about how negative the show... -
The Spirit of the Beehive
Who could ever draw the lines that would separate the material world and the worlds of the imagination? For children,... -
What are we aiming for?
Have you ever written a family mission statement? I’m not big on self-help books (with the exception of the mountain... -
Ringing in the New Year
I’m kind of a New Year’s Eve Scrooge. I’ve never cared much for ringing in the new year with anything... -
I Don’t Want to Live on the Moon
Or under the sea. Or the jungle… at least, not permanently. -
A Christmas Tale
Some films leave you with a feeling that you have experienced something solid and illuminating that will stay with... -
Home for the Holidays
“Nobody means what they say on Thanksgiving, Mom. That’s what the holiday is all about. Torture.” – Claudia I know... -
Urban Camping Part II
My husband had just offered me the deal of the century: one month, completely kid-free, so that I could... -
Anticipation
We were on our way to church as a family, and I thought it would be a good... -
Urban Camping Part I
My husband and I have tried lots of different divisions of parental responsibilities over almost 14 years. When we... -
Around the Dinner Table: What’s a family?
While digging through the pile of papers in my seven-year-old’s backpack, I came across a copy of a page from...