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| Practical Ways to Help Hurting Children and Teens in Times of Hurt | |
| 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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| Waking Up Sad | |
| By Leanne on9/28/2007 12:36 PM | |
| | Do you ever wake up sad? Nothing is wrong and still you are sad?... |  | |
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| Keep growing.... | |
| By Leanne on9/20/2007 12:03 AM | |
| | The roses in my little prayer garden are still trying to grow and it reminds me of children and how they thrive even in the worst situations... |  | |
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| Rashashanna: A Holiday for Us All? | |
| By Leanne on9/11/2007 6:20 PM | |
| | Rashashanna begins tomorrow (September 12th) and lasts for ten days. It is a high Holy time for the Jewish community and as a Christian I plan to celebrate it as well. Why, you ask? |  | |
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| Beyond Words: Trying to Connect with God's Holiness | |
| By Leanne on9/5/2007 1:30 PM | |
| | Many times words cannot express the power and love of God. This was obvious during my trip to Italy and each time I work with children. Symbolic language gives us the tools we need to express what cannot be expressed with words! |  | |
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| The Adults of Harry Potter | |
| By Leanne on8/7/2007 1:40 AM | |
| | I just finished reading the 7th book about Harry Potter and as I read I noticed that the adults in the book had a very important role--one that I am afraid many of us who work with the spirituality of children have forgotten... |  | |
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| Spoiled or Loved? | |
| By Leanne on7/11/2007 12:40 PM | |
| | I think we often get confused about where the line between spoiling and loving our children is and yet it is an imprtant distinction that deserves some attention. |  | |
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