Family
Obama Discusses Duties of Fatherhood
Monday, June 16, 2008; Page A07 SENATOR’S SERMON Calling himself “an imperfect father,” Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) spoke of the need for more African American men to live up to their responsibilities in a Father’s Day sermon yesterday. Obama said that too many black fathers are “missing from too many lives and too many homes,” […]
Mothers’ Job Description
Mom’s Impressive Job Description Author and preacher Tony Campolo said that when his wife, Peggy, was at home full time with their children and someone would ask, “And what is it that you do, my dear?” she would respond, “I am socializing two Homo sapiens into the dominant values of the Judeo-Christian tradition in order […]
A Woman’s Poem
He didn’t like the casserole And he didn’t like my cake. He said my biscuits were too hard… Not like his mother used to make. I didn’t perk the coffee right He didn’t like the stew, I didn’t mend his socks The way his mother used to do. I pondered for an answer I was […]
Spanking: an Online Discussion
Study: Spanking Can Bring Problems Later Fri Feb 29, 8:15 PM EST DURHAM, N.H. — New research by a University of New Hampshire domestic abuse expert says spanking children affects their sex lives as adults. Professor Murray Straus concludes that children who are spanked are more likely as adults to coerce partners to have sex, […]
What Does Love Mean to a Four-Year-Old?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8 year-olds, “What does love mean?” The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have imagined. See what you think: “When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn’t bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does […]
Baby’s Angel
A baby asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?” God said, “Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.” The child further inquired, “But tell me, here in heaven I don’t have […]
The Power of a Godly Mother
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin owed to his mother, he said, ‘le meilleur de moi-meme’, the best part of himself. She used to walk two miles across the fields in France every day and back to early Mass. Catholic theologian Karl Rahner when asked why he’s a Christian: ‘because my mother prayed for me’. My (Rowland’s) […]
Grandma’s Wood Bowl
author unknown Grandma was alone at 80 after grandpa died, and she was too old and feeble to care for herself, so her daughter decided to move her in with her husband and their three children. Cathy-grandma’s oldest daughter-and her husband, Steve called a family meeting; they all discussed it, and they promised that they’d […]
Dear Santa (from a mother)
Dear Santa, I’ve been a good mum all year. I’ve fed, cleaned and cuddled my children on demand, visited the doctor’s office more than my doctor, sold sixty-two cases of choc.bars to raise money to plant a shade tree on the school playground. I was hoping you could spread my list out over several Christmases, […]
Grandparents
Grandmas are moms with lots of frosting. ~Author Unknown What a bargain grandchildren are! I give them my loose change, and they give me a million dollars’ worth of pleasure. ~Gene Perret Grandmothers are just “antique” little girls. ~Author Unknown Perfect love sometimes does not come until the first grandchild. ~Welsh Proverb A grandmother is […]
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