Six Ways to Help Your Child Become a Better Reader By Ilesha Graham 08/15/2012 As we begin the new school year, now would be a great time to set a goal to read with your child on a regular basis. As a parent, you are your child’s first and most important teacher. There are many ways that you can [...]
Creating a Library Especially For Dad By: Aileen Hamilton 06/10/2012 I still remember my husband’s first Father’s Day. He was recounting one of his favorite Cosby Episodes where Bill Cosby’s children were gathered around him, eagerly waiting to shower him with their Father’s Day presents. I laughed when he told me about the usual gifts – the hideous tie [...]
How Do You Heal When You’ve Been Hurt By Two Fathers? By Sonja Mitchell 6/10/2012 The phrase “once bitten, twice shy” is an idiom which means that a person who has had a bad experience one time will be more cautious the next time. Just like a lot of other people I know, I grew up in a single parent household [...]
When I Think Of Father’s Day… I Think Of My Mother’s Husband By Silk- Jazmyne Hindus 6/10/2012 “Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love” ~1 John 4:7-8 I met my biological [...]
Building Love That Lasts Forever By KairisJoy Colter Burt 6/10/2012 I had chosen my outfit carefully so I would impress his friends. I took a quick glance in the rearview mirror for one more lipgloss check before getting out of the car. It was time. Everything had to be perfect… It was our first date. He had no money. [...]
By Nancy Paul 6/10/2012 I’ve been watching you and now I see what a father can do what a father can be. He can answer his little girl’s questioning eyes as she twirls around and dances “Yes, you are beautiful”. He can pray his little girl to sleep when her fears awake and assail “Yes, you [...]
Happy Father’s Day to My Covering – My Pastor By Taylor Duckett 6/10/2012 There is a difference between a spiritual father and a teacher and though there are many teachers, there are few spiritual fathers (1 Corinthians 4:15). I am blessed to have such an amazing spiritual father. The church that I attend in Miami is committed to discipleship [...]
By Kimberly Brand 6/10/2012 He showed his love in many ways like playing hide and seek after long work days. Or making sure he attended all events his daughters were in from gyms, to schools to a concert hall He always loved to lend an ear to listen to his family the ones that he holds dear. He cherishes [...]
Learning to Trust God All Times By M. Ann Ricks 6/10/201 The “Ricks Connection” was being born right before my eyes! As I watched the season’s football video footage, my eyes welled up with tears. LJ, the quarterback (my eldest son, who I call “Blessed Hands”) was instructed to pass the ball to his brother Will, turned tight-end [...]
My Father’s Laugh By Donna M. Williams May 15, 2012 I discover them, in a forgotten photo album, then, a comment from a daughter (something I have had no reason to hear in many, many years) “You look just like your Father.” I stare at the picture, the two of them side by side. Mother and Father, [...]
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