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Purity & Love

February 14, 2014

“If only you saw what I can see, you’d understand why I need your modesty.”

So… virtue = being careful to stay out of the way of the sinfulness of young men. “That’s what makes you beautiful.” Got it.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Parenting|| Reading the Word|| Word in the World
Tagged With: Gender, Holidays, Marriage, Parenting, Psychology, Sex, Valentine's Day, Virtue
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Letter to a Young Voter

November 2, 2008

It’s late in the election cycle, and I do not know if you have yet registered to vote, but I exhort you as my fellow citizen, my political friend, to go and vote. And after that, to participate in other ways, by reading, commenting, contributing, serving, listening, speaking, advocating. Politics grows from the practice of everyday life in the presence of strangers and friends. It doesn’t matter whether you have everything figured out yet — just participate. Be devoted — make a sacrifice of devotion — to the city and nation in which you have found yourself. They are your family, and they need you.

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Shelved with: Civic Life|| Community & Time|| Hearts & Minds|| Mind & Society|| Parenting
Tagged With: Aristotle, Cities, Citizenship, Community of Practice, Danielle S. Allen, Devotion, Political Friendship, Politics, Richard C. Harwood, Vote
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The Heart of Father’s Day

June 15, 2008

Fathers are parents as well; we deal with those who are tender, and weak, and unprepared. Our strength is employed to their good and enjoyed in their company. That is the true heart of a father. It is a context of relationship changes everything.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Parenting|| Visions & Ventures
Tagged With: Africa, Cities, Classics, Father's Day, Harvard, Heroes, Hollidays, Latin, Parenting, Sarah Ruden, Stories, Translation, Troy, War & Peace
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Protected by a Child

March 2, 2008

This entry is part 4 of 4 in the series Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood

How many times do my children protect me from harm? How does their innocence move me to seek innocence? Their natural desire to explore, learn, grow and create often protects me from losing context.

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Shelved with: Hearts & Minds|| Parenting|| Reading the Land
Tagged With: Alaska, Environment, Food, Illinois, Parenting, Pregnancy, Reading Circles, Sandra Steingraber, Snow
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A Good Day for the Beginnings of Journeys

January 27, 2008

This entry is part 1 of 4 in the series Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood

I must admit that I think it a bit ironic that the maiden book discussion here at RCB is about a journey to birth. This has been a dream of my husband’s for a while, but I never thought I would be leading the first discussion! I first began reading Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey […]

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Tagged With: Book Clubs, Environment, Having Faith, Parenting, Reading Circles, Sandra Steingraber
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