Progress Report
I got a package today from my mother. Inside were Christmas presents of and tucked to the side, I found a packet of old report cards. My mother had saved each and every one of them (since the 1st grade). Thanks Mom! I sat down to read them, and saw a lot of poor marks at first. Then I saw great improvement. And then more poor marks. Now, I can see a direct correlation between what was going on in my private life (dealing with my parent’s divorce, feeling shuffled around, my mother’s 2nd marriage and other hard issues) and the marks on the page. I did the best with the teachers who looked past my chatty bravado (sometimes explosive anger) and saw the little girl inside. I did my worst with teachers I didn’t like and whom I’d exasperated beyond their limits...
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Guess what? It’s almost Christmas. And unless you’ve been living in a cave somewhere, the advertising gurus of the world have been drilling the holidays home into your brain for well over a month now. In fact, I think I saw Halloween and Christmas decorations up at the same time somewhere. It’s easy to get caught up in the mad rush to get it all done. That’s one reason we, as a family, try to plan it all out early, so we can enjoy the day to day traditions we love so much about the season. Getting up every morning and turning on the tree and lights. Reading from scripture about the Christmas story. The kids taking turns reading our advent calendar. All along, pointing our family to the real reason for the season—Jesus birth. I love Christmas carols and...
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