Tag: kindness
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We Are Family
Boys will be boys. There is no saying, “Girls will be girls.” Curious, I did a little googling and found out that this originated from a Latin phrase, “sunt pueri pueri, pueri puerilla tractant,” which translates to “boys are boys, and boys act like boys.” It became part of the English language in 1589. This…
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Grin A Little Grin With Me
Babies typically aren’t born with smiles. People have explained that an early grin is just a matter of gas, not an intentional attitude of joy. Babies learn to respond as they grow, connecting with those who interact with them, figuring out what works to bring the best responses from those they’re with. Because God made…
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When Little Things Get You Down
The littles adore their very tall cousins. We are fortunate to have a plethora of grands living close to us, aged two through twenty-one. We have enough interactions with family to appreciate the beauty of them genuinely enjoying each other. To a degree. Younger children have an energy level that seems unlimited–constant-motion machines that never…
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Can We Do “Together”?
They ranged in age from two years to thirteen, one girl and the rest rambunctious boys. The cousins had been hanging together for several days, and on New Year’s Eve, they all connected over a movie. Isley, our thirteen-ear-old granddaughter, was the magnet who drew them all together. She has a unique knack of operating…
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Was That A Good Idea?
In the constant pursuit of interesting and fun things to do with family, on Christmas Eve we played “Blindfolded Cookie Decorating”. It’s exactly what it sounds like. Everyone has a partner, one of whom is blindfolded. There is a cutout sugar cookie in front of the one who can’t see, with a plethora of colored…
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