Tag: Moses
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Climb Any Mountain

Children reach a certain age and have a strong desire to climb whatever is in front of them, whether a chair, stairs, a toy box, or a bench. Thea has reached this mountain-goat phase, and she’s crawling on anything that poses a challenge. We’ve got these large beanbag chairs in our family room, and she…
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Wilderness Wonder

In southeastern Utah, an area of unique beauty features an extraordinary red-rock desert landscape that looks like a movie set. With its close proximity to Arches National Park, Moab is an adventurer’s dream. It was the perfect playground for Beck and his family. Our Colorado kin value the diversity of environments that surround them, so…
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When The Party’s Over

People plan, prepare, and anticipate Halloween with great excitement. And just as quickly, it’s gone. Walking around the neighborhoods, exclaiming “trick or treat” with gusto, gathering candy like it’s a career, and existing on a small but significant sugar high makes it all more fun than any child can imagine. Until it’s over. It was…
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Cataclysmic Containment

They watched and waited so long for her to learn to walk, urging her to try harder as she stood and rocked back and forth, squatted down, rose back up, then sat. Her big sister was her biggest cheerleader, telling her she could do it. They’re now rethinking their enthusiasm. Thea was a very fast…
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I Really Want That

She’s only a year old, so she hasn’t had an abundance of sugar. She hasn’t fancied much food in general. Until she discovered ice cream. I was at our local Chick-fil-A with two of my daughters and a handful of grands. The world has developed a desire for its nuggets, but they also have a…