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Our (first) year without a Santa Claus

Posted on December 16, 2012 by seeingfaith

It was bound to happen sooner or later. After years of dodging the bullet with elaborate explanations of how Santa deploys state-of-the-art Supply Chain Management systems to deliver all those presents around the world in one night, my younger children … Continue reading →

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What should I teach my kids about the election?

Posted on October 5, 2012 by seeingfaith

As election day approaches, politics has become a common topic of conversation at my kids’ elementary school. Last week my 5th grade daughter had to watch the first presidential debate and then discuss it in class. When I asked Emmy … Continue reading →

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My label-free children

Posted on October 3, 2012 by seeingfaith

“Hey guys – do you know why there’s no school today? It’s Yom Kippur, the day of atonement and the most important Jewish holiday.” It was September 26th, and I was taking the kids and the coon hound to the … Continue reading →

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Be not conformed to this world…on picture day

Posted on September 24, 2012 by seeingfaith

Tomorrow is picture day at my kids’ elementary school, and this year is a big one: my daughter is in fifth grade. While the children in the other grades usually sport a range of attire (with my kids typically at … Continue reading →

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Searchin’ for the Sabbath

Posted on September 14, 2012 by seeingfaith

Mom – when are we going to have time to do nothing? My eight-year old son Andrew recently asked this question after we’d been going non-stop for the past 48 hours. Andrew, who loves to read, play Legos, and just … Continue reading →

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Selfish Sainthood

Posted on August 29, 2012 by seeingfaith

Last week I almost died. Well, maybe that’s a bit of an exaggeration, but there was definitely a scary moment where I thought things might go poorly. We were still in Aruba, and the kids had decided that they wanted … Continue reading →

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You make me feel like a natural pool

Posted on August 26, 2012 by seeingfaith

I am currently on vacation with my family in Aruba. We picked this destination because my husband and I are avid scuba divers and we were hoping to hook our kids into the sport by taking them to one of … Continue reading →

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Teaching sexual ethics to my kids

Posted on August 24, 2012 by seeingfaith

At the end of this past school year, one of my eight year-old twin sons came home with a ‘memory book’ where he’d written down his responses to a variety of questions. Favorite movie?……The Avengers Favorite sport? ……..Hockey Favorite hobby?……..Legos … Continue reading →

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Chrismukkah is comin’ to town

Posted on December 21, 2011 by seeingfaith

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: time to hang up the stockings, decorate the tree, participate in the church Christmas Pageant, light the menorah and fry up some potato latkes. In other words, it’s the season to confuse … Continue reading →

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Can you teach Christian ethics without Christ?

Posted on October 16, 2011 by seeingfaith

It’s already started. My daughter, who is only one month into 4th grade, has already encountered the kind of ‘mean girl’ dynamics that I so painfully associate with the Middle School experience. A few nights ago we had a long talk … Continue reading →

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