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Educating Ned

"Unless Love build the house, they labor in vain that build it." (Paraphrase of Psalms 127:1) My three children went… RosemaryGould

Sparks and Spaces: Lived Experience in Friends Schools

We sit in circles. God is everywhere. There are no right answers. —Kindergartner’s response to parents’ question: What is Quaker… IreneMcHenry

A La Chureca Christmas

My friend Michael popped into my office. When he told me he couldn’t make it to Nicaragua this year for… Herb Haigh

Irony in Grade Four

My nine-year-old daughter’s two favorite words this school year have been "sarcastic" and "ironic." Sarcasm was fairly easy to master—after… Jeanine M. Dell'Olio

Violence on the Playground: An Everyday Struggle

I am standing in the hallway after the students have left, towering over a six-year-old boy who is squeezing showy… Hannah C. Logan Morris

A Very Different War: The Story of an Evacuee Sent to the U.S. During World War II

It was only later that we realized how lucky we had been when we arrived in the United States to… Louise Milbourn

Providing a Warm Welcome

My husband, Adam, and I were blessed to serve as co-directors of Powell House, New York Yearly Meeting’s retreat and… Susan Corson-Finnerty

Young Families and Quakerism: Will the Center Hold?

Recently I was invited to help plan an adult religious education session at a meeting that expressed interest in revitalizing… Tom Hoopes

Noah’s Problem

It rained last winter. A lot. It rained for 35 straight days. Then there was a sunny day. Then it… David H. Albert

‘Both … and …’: Parenting for Adulthood

I have been parenting for 12 years, and before I became a parent I taught for 18 years. Our children,… Susan Tannehill

Raising Quaker Youth

It would seem that writing about raising Quaker youth would be an easy undertaking, especially as my husband Rick and… Georgianne Jackofsky

‘An Investment … with High Returns’

The first time I attended Gathering, in Rochester, New York, I bathed my one-year-old daughter, Eleanor, in the bathroom sink… Brenda Rose Simkin
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