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April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday (The homesick for China, stuffed turkey, games, and frozen pie edition)

Catholic ReviewNews

April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Changing attitudes, saints’ feast days, a visit to Strasburg, celebrating small victories, librarians rule, and the best thing about having a brother

Our 4-year-old decided he didn’t want to do yoga at preschool anymore. So he marched up to his yoga teacher and said, “You need to change your attitude.”It’s awful. I know.And parents should never find their children’s rude behavior amusing.So we talked about it over and over, told

Catholic ReviewNews

April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday: Visits from St. Nicholas and the Tooth Fairy, someone turns 5, why have one tree when you could have two, and letters to Santa

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April 15, 2017

The Bright Side of Back-to-School

Summer is over. There I said it. Now that we’ve gotten past that, it’s time to embrace the fact that school is back in session or will be soon.As I revealed in my last post, even teachers are somewhat reluctant when the end of August rolls around. But one of

Catholic ReviewNews

April 15, 2017

7 Quick Takes Friday (The homesick for China, stuffed turkey, games, and frozen pie edition)

A 5-year-old’s lesson in finances and faith

Why do you go to church?

A cat’s funeral and chocolate lava cake

7 Quick Takes Friday: Changing attitudes, saints’ feast days, a visit to Strasburg, celebrating small victories, librarians rule, and the best thing about having a brother

7 Quick Takes Friday: Visits from St. Nicholas and the Tooth Fairy, someone turns 5, why have one tree when you could have two, and letters to Santa

The Bright Side of Back-to-School

A look at Columbia Pictures’ ‘Elysium’

The sad impact of suicide: Honoring the memories of those we lost too soon

Focusing on courtesy and safety on the roads: Ten Commandments for drivers

For Every Thorn, There is A Rose

Here comes a 14-inch chocolate bunny, hopping down the bunny trail