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Below you will find essays, articles and posts. To read about a specific topic, click on one of the links below and scroll down.
Set a Limit to Food Throwing Without Upsetting Dinner
Imagine for a moment how rewarding it must feel to emerge from being a totally helpless infant into a baby with enough control to pick up...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 10, 2022
Building Family Memories
Although we only see the children who live out of town on rare occasions, the time with them feels sweet and special when we can be...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Gotta Love Those Boys
Grandpa and I always counted ourselves fortunate that we enjoyed the many hours Lane, Dalton, and their friend, Derek spent with us as...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Living in Gratitude and Faith
Chris and I received a double blessing this season by having two separate Christmas celebrations. Both brought fun. However, our memories...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Unacceptable Words Remain Unacceptable
When writing my New Year’s resolutions, I only included one goal: to stop making negative comments about others. Yet, here I sit on day...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Don’t Let Winter Blues Keep Your Kids Down!
Jenny Wise has written another important post. Winter blues can be hard on parents and kids. Please consider Jenny’s good ideas. Don’t...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Can the Words of Jesus Guide Today's World?
At first glance, it seems to me that Jesus would be quite a misfit in our current national and international society. I wonder, did he...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Laughing As Part of Sadness
Have you noticed that death often fosters feelings of sadness even while holding tightly to humor? After a memorial for John Long, a...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Crossing the Bridge
Last week, I shared a college experience with my teenage partner, John Long. Thoughts of working with John triggered a second Oklahoma...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
Seventy Years Young
That’s quire a milestone for anyone. All who know and love you realize our lives get better the longer you stick around. I wish you many...
Barbara Frandsen
Jun 9, 2022
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