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Parents, prayer ... and more prayer!
The Christian Science Monitor®
My daughter spilled her juice again the other day for what seemed the millionth time in her two years. As I cleaned it up, I found myself mentally calculating the number of months it would be until she was safely lodged in kindergarten.
But then I caught myself. Was I thinking that her entry into school would mean less responsibility on my part? "No!" I thought at once. "Not if she is anything like her brother." Her brother, a second grader, is happy at school and has done well academically. Yet, like most other children, he has his day-to-day run-ins to work out and his share of social adjustments to make.
At first, when he would tell me about some of these challenges, I would employ the parents' old standby—the talk cure. But it didn't take long for me to realize that something more could and should be done. So I adopted the practice of praying for him to help him through school problems.
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July 11, 1988 issue
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Whom can you depend on?
Ralyne Nawman Robb
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When a teen-ager talks suicide
Written for the Sentinel
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Home
Godfrey John
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Correcting mistakes of the past
Ellis Draughon
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"The sweet amenities of Love"
Elaine R. Follis
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God's image is ageless
Mabel Burnham-Poertner
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What would I have done?
Carolyn D. L. Hewitt
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Truly universal care
Michael D. Rissler
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Finding consistency in Christ
Ann Kenrick
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God's love is like the rain
Darren Nelson
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When our son was a toddler, we noticed that at different...
Angela Longshore Wohlfarth with contributions from Paul Morgan Wohlfarth
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My husband attended a Christian Science Sunday School during...
Jane Heim Logan with contributions from James W. Logan
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I am grateful for God's care for my family
Carol Ann Poole
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I would like to share some beautiful healings our children had...
Florence T. Bowles