June 26th, 2006

Your Turn: Being Open to Life

A reader writes: It would be nice to know that there are others out there who struggle with the conflict of truly being open to life and loving children and wanting a big family, but at the same time being overcome by the fear of the realities of a really big family and not knowing how to “slow down.” Because NFP isn’t as easy as everyone says it is and

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June 26th, 2006

Sweet Baby James

This little Chinese boy with Down Syndrome is in need of finding interested adoptive parents by July 1. China does not usually allow for the adoption of children with Down Syndrome, but so many people advocated for this little guy that an exception has been allowed. A donor has offered to fund the adoption, but if willing parents cannot be found, James will be permanently institutionalized in China and

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June 26th, 2006

Somebody Pinch Me

Somebody needs to wake me up. Maybe I really should try that coffee thing. If I didn’t know better, I would think that the two men we hired to do the drywall in our addition just pulled up in a truck, entered my house and began–get this– putting up drywall. I don’t know whether to faint with disbelief, squeal with joy, or break down sobbing. I’ll let you know what

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June 26th, 2006

Ha Ha!

My dear brother David and I are moon twins, or Irish twins, as some people like to call it. This just means that we were born less than 1 year apart. When we were kids, I thought this was fabulous. It’s every younger sibling’s dream come true, isn’t it? For 18 glorious days out of each year, I caught up—actually caught up— to my older brother and we were

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June 26th, 2006

Wake Up Call

Ever watch that show Deadliest Catch, the Discovery Channel TV series that chronicles daily life on a boatful of Alaskan King Crab fishermen? It’s a favorite with Dan and the older kids so I see more than my fair share of drama, triumph, and tragedy at sea. Sometimes I am impressed. Sometimes I am horrified. And sometimes I am just plain grossed out. For example, in one recent episode, one

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