Easter is a religious holiday, not unlike Christmas, that has become so much more about all the other stuff - cards, gifts, goodies, and family gatherings - than the religious significance. I am not necessarily complaining about it, merely recognizing it. All the kitsch and family tradition that goes along with Easter has dwarfed the [...]
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Easter is a little different at my house this year…
One of the challenges of a shared custody agreement is that on alternating holidays your child is with the other parent. That reality pretty much shapes the way I view the activities I plan for any given holiday. For all of my parenting life my celebrations of holidays have been about making my children happy. [...]
I love my peeps!
When I say, "I love my peeps!" - it is subject to contextual analysis. I use the term "peeps" both in the slang context and in the literal context. In the slang context I mean my people, my tribe, my wild and wacky collection of friends and family...I love my peeps! In the literal context I [...]
A wish for peace…
Happy Easter to one and all...today I send you a wish for peace via my remaining favorites from the Lions Peace Poster Contest. See more of these beautiful pieces of art at http://www.lionsclubs.org/EN/our-work/youth-programs/peace-poster-contest/index.php (artist info is also available). Day two hundred and seventy-three of the new forty - obla di obla da CC
All they are saying, is give peace a chance…
In honor of Easter I want to share with you today and tomorrow my favorite finalists and winners of the Lions International Peace Poster Contest. The images I am including in my blog these two days were created by 12 and 13 year old kids from around the world. They are amazing. I have many [...]
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