June 2021

Kids Count

As far back as I can remember, kids played hide-and-seek! One player closes his or her eyes for a brief period (often counting to 100), while the other players hide. The seeker then opens their eyes and tries to find the hiders. The first player “found” is the next seeker, and the last player “found” is […]

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Hiding–In Plain Sight

When you’re not lost—when you’re safe—it’s harder to understand the urgency of needing to be found, needing to be rescued. – Christine Caine, Undaunted There is hidden pain behind some unassuming kids, and identifying it can be difficult. Sometimes the issue is hidden in plain sight.  Reponses like— I said nothing’s wrong! I’m fine. I’m

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Camp-less Summer

It’s amazing how one event can impact a person’s life. When my dad was a young boy, his mother dropped him off to spend the night at his uncle’s house. She never returned.  That event severely scarred my dad–so much so that he never wanted us to spend the night away from home. He wanted

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