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OUR DAUGHTERS AND THE CULTURE THEY LIVE IN
WHEN OUR GRANDDAUGHTER was about two years old, she had the delightful habit of talking herself to sleep.
One evening after she'd just been put to bed, I was standing in the kitchen with my daughter and her husband. Through the kitchen monitor we heard Julia talking gently as she drifted off to sleep. In quiet conversation with herself, she said, "Grammie Ellie loves Julia. Pop-Pop Joe loves Julia. Grammie Midge loves Julia. Pop-Pop Ed loves Julia—everybody loves Julia."
As I stood there so touched by this tender recognition of love, my daughter suddenly did a full pirouette in the middle of the kitchen and announced triumphantly, "Yes! I'm raising a daughter with good self-esteem!"
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Midge Campbell practices Christian Science healing in Madison, New Jersey.
February 12, 2007 issue
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LETTERS
with contributions from RUTH H. HOLMES, EMILY C. MCWILLIAMS, KATHY SCHOFIELD, MARTHA CUMMINGS, JEANIE SATTERWHITE
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'Blessed by the Best'
DANIS COLLETT MUTCHLER, SENIOR DESIGNER
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ITEMS OF INTEREST
with contributions from David Dorsey, James Buescher
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THE FAITH FACTOR
BY CANDACE DU MARS
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A PARTNERSHIP WITH GOD
BY ELAINE FOLLIS
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VISIONARY FAITH
BY DAVID ROBERTSON
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'Love will never leave you'
BY ELIZABETH NACEWICZ
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I COULD WALK WITH FREEDOM AGAIN
BY EDWIN G. LEEVER
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GOD GAVE ME A VOICE AND SOMETHING WORTH SAYING
BY PAMELA MARTIN
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NEW VIEWS OF HENRI NOUWEN
KIM SHIPPEY, SENIOR WRITER
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GOD POINTED THE WAY
CHRISTA ANGELL
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'ICH HEIBE MARTA!'
DAVID HORN
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OUR DAUGHTERS AND THE CULTURE THEY LIVE IN
MIDGE CAMPBELL
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HORSE HEALED OF DIAGNOSED TUMOR
MARINA W. ONDEROONK with contributions from BETH DELUCA
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'I OPTED FOR RELYING ON GOD'
ZENO ROBSON CAMPELO LOPES
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BEE STING HEALED QUICKLY
ALEXANDRA SALOMON
