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September 1, 2016
Simple Ways of Encouraging Cognitive Development in Young Children
As parents of young children, we are always seeking the most effective ways to interact with them, either through a bonding experi...
August 29, 2016
Laborare est Ludere: To Work Is Play
Laborare est Ludere There is a Latin phrase derived from the Benedictine motto that goes “laborare est orare” (to work is to pray...
August 27, 2016
How Play Can Grow the Imagination
It was good.  This one word describes God’s creation, the original playground for the first kids.  It was a good garden.  So God's...
August 26, 2016
Brazen: Pick Pomegranates
What if you wake up some day, and you’re 65 . . . and you were just so strung out on perfectionism and people-pleasing that you ...
August 25, 2016
Mommy Doesn’t Want to Play Right Now
Please don't invite me to your tea party ... “Mommy, are you going to come to the birthday party?” “Umm … I have a lot of st...
August 23, 2016
Stop Waiting for Your Sexual Desire to Return
Most of us know why we’ve lost our desire. No time, too tired, too busy, we’re already “over-touched,” there’s always a kid in the...
August 22, 2016
Starry-Eyed: The Womb Time That Winter Brings
Nature is a storyteller infused with holy narratives. Maybe this is why so many faith traditions find the darkest time of year to ...
August 20, 2016
5 Ways to Encourage Play in Children
They only needed pen and paper in order to get started yesterday. Somehow, making lists turned into drawing pictures of fire, and ...
August 19, 2016
A Candid Conversation With JJ Heller
Our friend JJ Heller is doing a really cool Kickstarter project right now. She made a Christmas album and for every $15 she raises...
August 19, 2016
The Last Days of Summer
My neighbor made me feel better today. He stood in our driveway and commented that my kids were making great memories this summ...