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| Holiday Stess? What can be done? | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on12/20/2007 5:26 AM | |
| | Okay, we are only a few days away from Christmas and the stress has reached an all time high. We vowed to take time for quiet reflection. We promised we would not overschedule our days. But..here we are: too busy for any quiet time and overbooked. What happened? |  | |
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| Chunukah, Advent Wreaths and Christmas Lights | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on12/9/2007 5:25 PM | |
| | Today is the sixth day of Chanukah; the second Sunday of dvent and day when many of us, if we haven't already, will put up our Christmas Trees and lights. Lights are more than simply beautiful--they are a sacred and powerful reminder of the message of both Chanukah and Christmas! | | |
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| A Thanksgiving Reflection | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/22/2007 3:33 AM | |
| | Sometimes it is easy to give thanks and sometimes it is not easy! That is the way life is...I wonder why we all feel guilty when we have a difficult time being grateful. I want to tell you that it is okay to feel however you feel--even on Thanksgiving!! | | |
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| Answering Our Children's Religious Questions | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/18/2007 4:17 AM | |
| | Questions such as, "Did God really make the world in seven days?," "Is every word of the Bible really true?," and, "Why did Aunt Milly die?" often throw parents for a loop. I get lots of calls from panicked parents asking,"What should my answer be?" Relax... | | |
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| Sabbath during the Holidays | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/11/2007 10:43 PM | |
| | The Bible clearly sets forth a commandment from God that we are to observe a day of rest--sabbath. It is the week before Thanksgiving and I already feel myself getting overwhelmed and tense... | | |
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| Helping or Hurting | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on11/6/2007 6:32 PM | |
| | To us, as adults, children seem helpless and in need of our assistance. But more important than teaching them that we can help them, is teaching them that they can do it themsleves! | | |
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| Practical Ways to Help Hurting Children and Teens in Times of Hurt | | Leanne's Blog
| By Leanne on10/9/2007 5:39 PM | |
| | As parents and grandparents we have been given a huge responsibility to care for our children physically and emotionally. While caring physically for our children can be a huge concern, it is the times when our children and teens hurt emotionally that cause us the most fear. We often ask, "How can I handle this?" "Am I enough?" After 25 years of working with hurting kids and teens, here is what I can tell you... | | |
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