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Supermoms to the Rescue
Many of you may remember that a few years ago we helped a young mom named Nidian who had a baby with complications at birth. The baby’s name was Kailani.
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Moving A Big Needle
One of the most common hindrances to community involvement is cynicism: what sort of change can really be made in society and what are the chances we can pull it
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Creating a Community for Gardening
(2nd in a Series entitled “Wellness: Moving Beyond the Family” – see Aug. 7, 2023) Hear Wayman Ka, parent of a 9th grader and a 6th grader, both of whom
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Habit Time
Once is a deviation. Twice is a curiosity. Thrice is a liking. Four times is a habit. Five or more? A tradition. Be careful what you start! While serving churches
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On Rearing Children
Next week, Elsie and I will drop off our youngest daughter, A. J., to at Davidson College to begin her freshman year. As she is the last daughter to head
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Wellness: Moving Beyond the Family
Two months ago, I wrote about wellness: how poorly it’s defined, how many areas of our life it encompasses – financial, medical, relational, vocational, spiritual – and how its success
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Whitman HS Students’ Art Impacts More Than Canvas
Pearl Rehm, who a year ago was a rising junior at Walt Whitman High School, loved to sing and perform. She also had a passion to make a difference in
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Does an MCPS Report Card accurately reflect performance?
We’ve all heard the stories – first-hand or otherwise – of the student intercepting their report card before it arrives on the kitchen counter and confiscating it, hoping their parent
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The Freedom to Belong
On June 19, 1865, it was first announced in Texas, the last stronghold of the Confederate alliance, that slavery was now illegal and thus all African Americans were free. On
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Is Doom a Reasonable Feeling Today?
A friend of mine recently received a glowing letter of reference for a job she was applying for. I read it. It was outstanding. “You’re sure to get the job