Easter – Season of New Life Some Native American tribes celebrate a baby’s first laugh rather than their first word. Makes sense to me. American society values language skills highly, but isn’t the ability to laugh and see the humor in life just as valuable? In fairy tales I can imagine an evil fairy stealing […]
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Easter – Season of New Life Little babies coo and smile, waiting to be baptized. Knobby buds appear on trees, waiting for release. Crocuses push through a thin layer of late snow. Piglets squeal on the farm. Wobbly colts try out shaky legs. Spring is finally here! Easter is finally here! Therefore, reform your lives! […]
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“A baby every Christmas,” my grandfather used to say. He certainly did his part. He and my grandmother had eleven children. When those children got married and had children, they easily provided my grandfather with his Christmas baby. I never knew my grandfather. He died when I was three. As long as my grandfather was […]
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