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Protecting or Preparing our Children for Pain

August 29, 2019 By Allison Sandlin Liles 7 Comments

Last week as the kids and I arrived at Operation Kindness animal shelter for our weekly hour of volunteer work, I noticed Big Sugar was in a room off the front lobby. Big Sugar is one of our favorite dogs at the shelter.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, death, dog, grief, pain, parenting, resurrection

Resurrection, With Wounds

August 31, 2018 By Mary Lee Wile 4 Comments

“Resurrection comes amid the deep loss that plunges us into darkness, when life hurts and makes no sense.” Br. Luke Ditewig, SSJE The day after […]

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: children, grandparenting, pain, resurrection, school

Parenting in Pain: I Will, with God’s Help

October 19, 2016 By Miriam McKenney 3 Comments

A few months ago, Nurya encouraged me to write about my experience parenting in extreme pain. Now that surgery is imminent, I’m ready to share how my pain has brought me closer to my family, my friends, and to God.

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Filed Under: Parenting, Prayer Tagged With: Family, friends, God, Jesus, pain, Prayer, teenagers, teens

Preparing for Holy Cross Day

September 7, 2016 By Allison Sandlin Liles 2 Comments

Talking to children about Jesus and the cross can be challenging.

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Filed Under: Liturgical Year Tagged With: cross, discipleship, God, Holy Cross Day, Jesus, love, pain, parenting, redemptions, salvation, suffering

How do we talk with children about difficult realities?

August 23, 2016 By Rachel Jones 2 Comments

To wrap our children in cotton and insulate them from reality, from the hard and jagged edges of life, is to do them a deep disservice—because Jesus shows up in those hard places.

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: courage, discipleship, honesty, Jesus, pain, sin

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