I am learning how much I want my children to be happy. Of course, many of us want children to be happy; we want to protect their innocence and joy, as we wish someone had done for us. I think the instinct to be protective of children is a good one…until we start protecting them…
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The Children are the Way Showers
O men, grown sick with toil and care, Leave for awhile the crowded mart; O women, sinking with despair, Weary of limb and faint of heart, Forget your years to-day and come As children back to childhood’s house. ~Phoebe Cary I have known for a long time that humanity is embarking on a new…
The Child and the Man Who Changed Her
I’ve been in love with God my whole life. Since I was two years old and had the sensation of arms hugging me when there was no one there, I have been having experiences of the non-physical world. The arms seemed to say, “Hang in there…hold on. You will make it.” To have this early…
Little Warrior, You Can Play Now
4-27-2011 This morning I was guided to invite little licia to start to tell her story to me. I have felt her stirring internally, like she was readying herself to speak. What she told me this morning affirmed her strength and resilience and adaptability. She underwent something no child should ever face, especially alone. After…
Meet My Daughter
The mother I had as a child taught me that it was correct to lie to authority in order to make oneself look good. This lesson was taught when I was 5-6 years old, when my family looked for a house to rent in our new town. My parents chose a brick ranch in the…
