Tag: consequences
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I’m All In
photo courtesy of John Rogers We met the family when the twins were ten-years-old. They were here in the States for three months for a needed break from work. When we picked them up at the airport, Lydia, the daughter, was the only one who spoke English. The others were more comfortable with their mother…
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Can’t Run From What Is
My two sisters live in Tucson, Arizona. We were all raised in the Chicago area–I escaped the snow and cold more quickly than they did. You never forget the snowstorms that, as a kid, were the invitation to snowball fights, snowmen, snow forts, and anything that had to do with wintery wonder. Of course, none…
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Freedom Isn’t Permission
To laugh out loud and run free without a care in the world. It’s what childhood should be. It sounds unbelievably wonderful. As a child, all I could think about was being an adult. Adults have choices. They can make their own rules and don’t get disciplined for disobeying something they disagree with. They don’t…
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Beat It; Just Beat It
There’s something about a pinata that brings out the competitive spirit in everyone. Destroying a papier-mache shape filled with candy so it will empty its contents for all to enjoy is an indescribable delight. Ryken, for his sixth birthday, wanted a pinata. He had a desire for gifts, but having a pinata was important. It…
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