Faith and thunder
“Turn off the thunder, Dad! Turn off the thunder!” A toddler’s first experiences of a thunder storm are an exercise in faith. Deafening noises crash outside, some rumbling in the distance, others seemingly crashing right outside the window. Now is not the time for meteorological lessons explaining the nature of warring cold and warm fronts. [...]
The courage to wave
Perched atop the grocery cart, my one-year-old daughter waves at every person we pass as we make our way through the aisles, challenging them with a smile and a hello of the hand. Many smile in return and wave back. Others do not even notice. Whether they are looking or not, though, she offers a [...]
Morning prayer
The shower prayer: “Lord, cleanse my body, cleanse my mind, cleanse my heart, cleanse my soul.” Short and sweet, and not a bad way to start the day, accompanied by the incense of Dial.
Witness to violence
The television was on in the background. My daughter awoke well past the time infants in other time zones have even gone to sleep. Playing on the floor, she looks to the TV screen just in time to see a violent act of bludgeoning on a crime drama. In a heartbeat her eyes bulge in [...]
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