Tag: power
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Really Royal
Kolly and Thea love to dress up as princesses. The magic of royalty has captured their imaginations, and they play as if they’re truly royal. When you wear the crown, there are privileges. Or at least, they think so. When I see the girls dress up like this, I understand their view of being a…
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Leading With Heart
She’s an unassuming leader who always follows her heart. Her petite size and youthful appearance can fool people into thinking she doesn’t know what she wants. Looks can be deceiving. Kolly is not quite two, but her personality embraces others with a joy and enthusiasm that is contagious. She loves people and comes to life…
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Who’s Got The Power?
Babies have a tendency to hang onto things that catch their attention. Often those are soft, cuddly, and comforting. Like a small stuffed animal or a blanket. Kolly carries around the TV remote. It fits her hand perfectly. Her dad inadvertently left it where she could reach it. When the channels continued to change with…
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Older And Wiser?
To celebrate the one-hundredth day of school, Beck and his classmates were to dress up as older people. The irony of challenging young children to look like their grandparents isn’t lost on me; neither is the humor in kids wanting to look older than they are. Why is it that younger people always want to…
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What Do You Fight For?
Photo courtesy of British Library on Unsplash According to the Council on Foreign Relation’s Global Conflict Tracker, there are currently 27 areas of combat around the world. People fighting people. There are many reasons wars are fought–none are helpful for all involved. The desire for power and control, wanting to gain landmass by expanding borders,…
