All Posts Tagged With: "lifestyle"

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Thoughts on Misunderstanding Charity

The holiday season is upon us, and everyone is geared up for the giving season. I think that a conversation on the merits of charity is essential at this stage of the game. I read an article on Trying To Follow a while back about clothing drives. It has some great fodder for conversation. In [...]

12Dec2008 | bryan | 0 comments | Continued
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The mythical nature of a child’s diet

I spent the weekend with fifth and sith grade students on a confirmation retreat. I enjoyed our time together, and we had many good conversations about life and faith. One of the conversations, however, was unexpected and revealed a great deal about the way that our children are learning about nutrition. We were at the [...]

6Mar2008 | bryan | 1 comment | Continued
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Apartments and Raising Kids

Dad,
My wife and I have always lived in an apartment. Apartment life has suited us well, as we have moved every year, and we haven’t had the savings that we felt we needed to purchase a house. My daughter has always known her “neighbors”, and they were always closer than the other side of the [...]

23Jan2008 | bryan | 0 comments | Continued
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having kids and making decisions

Dad,
We are faced, as a family, with more life change. We have moved every year and even changed states three times in our short 5 year marriage. We are expecting our third child this summer, and we will have to figure out how to live in this little two bedroom apartment or upgrade to a [...]

10Dec2007 | bryan | 2 comments | Continued
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Simplicity and the Five Person Family

Dad,
As you now know, my wife and I are having another baby. We are leaving the two child paradigm and entering into a new phase of family life. The idea of three children is a little daunting, but I think it will be good for us. The question becomes, “How do we maintain a lifestyle [...]

27Nov2007 | bryan | 0 comments | Continued