“The Kiddy Pool” Articles

“These are lessons that I need to teach my daughters, to be cautious and mindful, to use good judgment, and I somehow need to do that without instilling paranoia.”

“To me, it rings false to pretend that we relate to and like everyone the same amount; it seems natural to prefer the company of some over the company of others.”

“Louv’s argument is clear and multi-faceted about why children (and all of us, really) need time with nature.”

“It’s maple syrup season, and we are pumped for the simple pleasures of pancakes.”

“That food can lead to sin seems obvious, but the sin resides within our hearts, not on our plates.”

“For Christian marriage, it’s important to cling to the ideal, to hold fast to the union God created that transcends legal or social or financial incentives, because Godly marriage is about more than that.”

“Date night doesn’t mean the same thing now as it did before my husband and I had children; a walk through town counts now, or 20 minutes playing a simple card game, or even a note on the mirror.”

“But the National Prayer Breakfast, established in 1953 by the prayer groups in Congress, reminds me how much our political leaders need our prayers on a regular basis.”

“…children are not solely the property of their parents.”

“To what extent are audiences passive or active in the shaping of media, which, ultimately, must please the viewers in order to survive?”

“It’s not the knowledge of the baby’s sex that is problematic for me, it’s why we want it and what we do with it—and those motivations can be as mysterious and varied as individuals”

“Because of the natural beauty our area affords, my daughter is growing up to revel in the beauty of all that God makes.”

“if the buildup to Christmas leaves you feeling worn out, take heart in the ancient traditions that remind us that there’s always more.”

“I’ve often wondered what families who use “Santa is watching” during the month of December do for discipline the other eleven months of the year.”

“I like the impishness of Weir’s Saint Nicholas as set in opposition to the perfection of the Christ child, where today we have a saccharine-sweet, bland Santa whom adults use for bribery and children see as a blank check.”

“Children borrow and own the words in the same way they own and borrow the books.”