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Be like a tree
(6 minute read) Clare Campbell finds powerful life lessons amid the branches and roots ...
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Being a grandma in a time of pandemic …
(7 minute read) Marian Green misses physical contact with her grandchildren but is finding new (and old) ways to keep in touch.
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A headteacher’s pandemic diary
(13 minute read) Clare Campbell writes movingly of life under lockdown in the classroom.
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Bendiciones
Ida Nieves remembers the Latino Christmases of her childhood. As 2020’s celebrations loom, she wishes Bendiciones to all but already misses the hugs!
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A world without hugs…
(4 minute read) Marie McCoy explores the sadness of a world deprived of the sense of touch.
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A love that is not transactional
(6 minute read) Advent can speak to us of authenticity in our relationships, believes Nicole Law.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
(3 minutes) But what on earth is this most American of celebrations all about? Keith Stanfield pens a modern and very personal ode of gratitude to the “land of the free and the home of the brave”
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How to connect with your children’s emotions
(6 minute read) Explore them, don’t dodge them... Ronnie Convery learns excellent parenting tips from a specialist US study centre.
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Many Happy Returns
(7 minute read) Marie McCoy recalls the link between happy birthdays and traumatic births and finds good reason to celebrate.
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Telling life’s real stories
(8 minute read) The best stories are often those not written down, believes Joseph Evans.
