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God’s Plan for Sea Turtles, Human Babies, and Grandmothers

Guest post from…Carol Honderich serves as the Advancement Event Facilitator for Mennonite Mission Network. She is parent of three grown children, and grandparent to one. Carol has also built an...

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Melissa Jantz: Reflections on Motherhood

Guest post from…Melissa Shirk Jantz taught Language Arts to 7th and 8th graders (including Hannah Heinzekehr) for 13 years before quitting to provide more balance and structure at home for her son,...

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Bethany Bauman Baker: My Foster Parenting Story

Guest post from…Bethany Bauman Baker is an elementary school teacher who lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, Gabe. Bethany is a dear friend of Justin and I (we go all the way...

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Interview with the Hurs

For today’s post, I interviewed Sue Park-Hur, and her daughter, L, age 12. Sue lives with her husband, Hyun, and three kids: G, age 14; L, age 12; and Y, age 4. Sue and Hyun live in Los Angeles County,...

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Vanessa Rios-Reyes: Seeing through my sons’ eyes

Guest post from…Vanessa Rios-Reyes is mother to two boys and wife to Rafael. She holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Claremont School of Theology and serves as a chaplain. Vanessa and Rafael were...

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On Being Two: A Letter to Toddler E

Dear little E - Another year has come and gone, and – when you wake up this morning – you will no longer be one. You will be two whole years old. It seems only fitting, since two is your … Continue...

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Barbra Graber: Not even on the radar: Understanding and preventing child...

Guest post from… Barbra Graber, M.F.A. is Associate Editor of www.OurStoriesUntold.com, a website dedicated to provoking conversation and ending sexualized violence especially in Mennonite faith...

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ben adam Climer: On Pacifism and Sons

Guest post from…ben adam Climer lives in Eugene, OR with his wife, Selene, and son Jonas. He attends Eugene Mennonite Church, where he is involved in teaching and preaching. He works as a crisis...

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Pam Nath: When There is No Peace, Where are the Saints?

Guest post from…Pam Nath has been living and working in New Orleans, LA for the past seven years.  She works for Mennonite Central Committee Central States and is a Roots of Justice trainer. This post...

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My Top 10 Influential Books

Usually I try to cultivate indifferent resistance to Facebook challenges or listmaking just because it feels a little too bandwagon-y (sorry, ALS ice bucket challenge), but after being tagged by...

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Melissa Jantz: Reflections on Motherhood

Guest post from…Melissa Shirk Jantz taught Language Arts to 7th and 8th graders (including Hannah Heinzekehr) for 13 years before quitting to provide more balance and structure at home for her son,...

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Bethany Bauman Baker: My Foster Parenting Story

Guest post from…Bethany Bauman Baker is an elementary school teacher who lives and works in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her husband, Gabe. Bethany is a dear friend of Justin and I (we go all the way...

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Interview with the Hurs

For today’s post, I interviewed Sue Park-Hur, and her daughter, L, age 12. Sue lives with her husband, Hyun, and three kids: G, age 14; L, age 12; and Y, age 4. Sue and Hyun live in Los Angeles County,...

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Vanessa Rios-Reyes: Seeing through my sons’ eyes

Guest post from…Vanessa Rios-Reyes is mother to two boys and wife to Rafael. She holds a Masters of Divinity degree from Claremont School of Theology and serves as a chaplain. Vanessa and Rafael were...

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On Being Two: A Letter to Toddler E

Dear little E – Another year has come and gone, and – when you wake up this morning – you will no longer be one. You will be two whole years old. It seems only fitting, since two is your favorite...

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Barbra Graber: Not even on the radar: Understanding and preventing child...

Guest post from… Barbra Graber, M.F.A. is Associate Editor of www.OurStoriesUntold.com, a website dedicated to provoking conversation and ending sexualized violence especially in Mennonite faith...

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Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

ben adam Climer: On Pacifism and Sons

Guest post from…ben adam Climer lives in Eugene, OR with his wife, Selene, and son Jonas. He attends Eugene Mennonite Church, where he is involved in teaching and preaching. He works as a crisis...

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Image may be NSFW.
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Pam Nath: When There is No Peace, Where are the Saints?

Guest post from…Pam Nath has been living and working in New Orleans, LA for the past seven years.  She works for Mennonite Central Committee Central States and is a Roots of Justice trainer. This post...

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My Top 10 Influential Books

Usually I try to cultivate indifferent resistance to Facebook challenges or listmaking just because it feels a little too bandwagon-y (sorry, ALS ice bucket challenge), but after being tagged by...

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Image may be NSFW.
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On Racism and Having a Son

Four hours before a grand jury would decide not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., my water broke. This was a surprise. My due date was still a solid two...

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