Apart from the observation that some children appear to be animals, this post is a commentary on how well children and animals go together. I had the chance over the past few days to witness this fact again for the millionth time, first when my wife and I took our granddaughter to the zoo on …
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Leap Year Lesson #350: Hang On to Imagination
This morning I spent an hour with four young children - two boys who will be three years old in a few weeks and two girls who are each four years old. I wish I had a video of the time because it was fascinating. I haven't been around that much imagination in a long …
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Leap Year Lesson #87: There is Beauty in a Child’s “Do It Again”
On the back wall of the Visitor’s Center at The Abbey of Gethsemani is a plaque with some wonderfully thought-provoking words written by G. K. Chesterton in Orthodoxy. During this beautiful springtime week in this quiet place of reflection, I was brought to tears by the thought expressed. Chesterton wrote: Because children have abounding vitality, …
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