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Teach Children To Give

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When I was a little girl and my parents gave me an allowance I was required to tithe ten percent to church. I dutifully put a dime in the tithe envelope and deposited the envelope in the offering plate in children’s church. We advocate for children now by fostering. Jessie is learning to care for others less fortunate by sharing her home, parents, and possessions with them. When she has a better understanding of money, then we will start to instill in her more of a stewardship to help others. There are opportunities all around us to help others. Start … Continue reading →

Exposing Children to Catastrophes

This past weekend has been very difficult, to witness the devastation and loss in Japan. It has been heart-wrenching but a good reminder of how precious life is and how much we need to make the most of the time we have. I was listening to a caller on a radio station who was expressing his thoughts on how much exposure our children should receive with catastrophes such as this. Some parents feel children should be sheltered from these horrors but other parents such as the caller, believe that children need to face reality. I tend to lean more toward … Continue reading →

Tragedy at a Batman Movie Premiere

I’ll never cease to be amazed at tragedy. Just when you think you have heard the very worst a human can do, a new story arises. My oldest son went last week to see the midnight premiere of the new Batman movie, “The Dark Knight Arises.” He went with this cousins and uncle. But thankfully it was to a movie theatre in our hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Not so lucky for those who attended the premiere in Aurora, Colorado. A crazed 24-year-old man came into one of the theatres, tossed in some tear gas and then opened fire. At last … Continue reading →

Lessons from Haiti

My 17-year-old son spent a week in Haiti, on a construction project. I knew going into this that he would come back changed…I just wasn’t sure how. Thanks to technology, I was able to keep in contact with him almost every day. The house he stayed in had WiFi so he was able to text me from a program he downloaded on his iPod. The biggest struggle he had was working in the sweltering heat. He was doing real labor, bricklaying and using a sledge hammer to take down walls. The temperatures were in the 100’s. He battled headaches each … Continue reading →