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But this is an intolerable idea — unless we are no longer the children of one Father, unless the creation story is a mere myth, unless the «vertical relationship» (at once unique, personal and universal) no longer exists.

However, if it wants to point to scripture in which God explicitly endorses the murder of children then one need look no further than the story of Passover, or my personal favorite exemplifying the pettiness of the lord, 2Kings 2:23 - 24.

Everyone has personal favorites, and I would like to close with a few of the books I have enjoyed with my children: Noel Streatfield's books about families with dancing children, including Ballet Shoes and Dancing Shoes; Cotton in My Sack and Indian Captive, books of historical fiction by Lois Lenski; the hilarious picture book Seven Silly Eaters by Mary Ann Hoberman; the gentle moral tale of Rose, «who didn't work any harder than she had to»; Seven Loaves of Bread, by Ferida Wolf; and the accurate depictions of family life in both Joanna Harrison's When Mom Turned into a Monster and Jean van Leeuwen's delightful Oliver and Amanda Pig stories.

These range from stories of the saints, to concerns of people today, to a look at his own personal experience as a child and with L'Arche, all the way to broader comment on resistance to the Nazis, the war in Rwanda, and the conflict in present day Israel and Palestine, and he sees in the Gospel many touchstones for our modern lives.

She weaves in her personal story, having been tongue - tied and being the mother of two formerly tongue - tied children, as well as the stories of many other families into the science, creating both a readable and credible book.

Lori's activities, personal stories, and grid analysis on four different styles of «openness» led to greater awareness and clarity as to what the adults truly need to do in relationships with children to both acknowledge and «heal the split between biology and biography.»

I can give you dozens of personal horror stories of being told that I was harming my child by breastfeeding him or her.

His personal story — born in poverty in the South Bronx, growing up around drugs and violence, then making it out of the ghetto and winding up at Harvard — was what gave him the passion and the commitment to create the Harlem Children's Zone in the face of numerous obstacles and widespread skepticism.

As horrific as the statistics sound, there is a personal story behind each incident, a real life reminder that the casualties of faulty children's products can not be reduced to numbers.

Learn more about secure and insecure attachment, read touching personal stories of how Attachment Parenting helped families, and share your copy with a grandparent, mother's helper, childcare provider, teacher, or another of your child's caregivers.

What I liked best about this format for presenting information was the «360 degree» perspective it offered: Casey gave the issue a framework, with useful advice on how to persuade principals and administrators to implement in - classroom breakfast programs; Nora followed, sharing her personal story with using free / reduced programs when her children were young, and stressing the importance of taking care of «the whole child»; Rosario charmed the crowd with her experiences implementing in - classroom breakfast in her district, sharing a story about how excited her kids got about breakfast after a power outage — not how excited they were about the return of electricity, but about getting breakfast; Barry inspired the group by explaining how he took his successes as a school food director as a springboard to a new career as a consultant, replicating and spreading that success in other classrooms.

This classic 2 hour lecture was filmed when Jane Nelsen had children at home and shared many of the personal stories of how she used Positive Discipline tools with her own family — as well as examples from participants in her parenting groups.

Adoption Guide 2011 -(Page 88) BEST RESOURCES FOR ADOPTION FROM AFRICA Must - read articles and personal stories: • «My Ethiopian Daughters,» by Rita Radostitz www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1663 • «Transracial Adoption: A History of Black and White,» by Phil Bertelsen, www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=290 • «A Hard Lesson,» by Sharon Van Epps www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=2158 • «Braiding Barbara's Hair,» by Erika Solberg www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=1660 • «Raising a Child of Another Race,» by Jana Wolff www.adoptivefamilies.com/articles.php?aid=155 Books: • There Is No Me Without You: One Woman's Odyssey to Rescue Africa's Children, by Melissa Fay Greene • Love in the Driest Season, by Neely Tucker • You Can Adopt: An Adoptive Families Guide, by Susan Caughman and Isolde Motley Websites and e-mail listservs: • AdoptiveFamiliesCircle adoption community, adoptivefamiliescircle.com • Rwanda Embassy, www.rwandaembassy.org • Lesotho Embassy, www.lesothoemb-usa.gov.ls • Embassy of Ethiopia, www.ethiopianembassy.org • Ethiopian Adoption Blogs, www.ethiopianadoptionblogs.

Since her husband, Carl, won the Republican nomination for governor of New York last week, the only story in the race as compelling as his upset victory has been their personal back story: that her husband not only had an affair, not only fathered a child with that other woman, but also told his wife of 40 years about it all the same week that their 29 - year - old son, Patrick, was killed in a car accident.

Moms Clean Air Force zeroes in on lawmakers at all levels of government, bringing personal stories of pollution's impact — from children suffering because of asthma to lead poisoning.

«We now have measles outbreaks in Southern California because people shared personal stories about how vaccinations reportedly caused their child to have autism,» said Allem, a research scientist in the preventive medicine department of the Keck School of Medicine.

Chung was born in South Korea and immigrated with her family to the United States as a child — a personal story that further exemplified the close relationship between the countries, and a pattern of diplomacy Michelle would continue through to the end of her husband's term.

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Here, director Stephen Frears brings us the very personal story of Philomena Lee — one of the unwed teenagers banished to the convent to deliver her baby and work off her debt to the nuns and church, after signing away all future access to her child.

Other titles in this section include: Naomi Kawase's sweet, light and leisurely AN; Tom Geens» COUPLE IN A HOLE, about a couple living in an underground forest dwelling to be left alone to deal with their mysterious grief; DEPARTURE, Andrew Steggall's delicate first feature about longing, loneliness and nostalgia for a sense of family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof family that may have never existed; Jacques Audiard's Palme d'Or - winner about a makeshift family trying to cement their bonds, DHEEPAN; the World Premiere of Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Biyi Bandele's FIFTY, a riveting exploration of love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof love and lust, power and rivalry and seduction and infidelity in Lagos; the European Premiere of Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Maya Newell's documentary GAYBY BABY, following the lives of four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof four Australian children whose parents all happen to be gay; Mark Cousins returns to LFF with his metaphysical essay film I AM BELFAST, Stig Björkman's documentary INGRID BERGMAN — IN HER OWN WORDS, a treasure trove of Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Bergman's never - before - seen home movies, personal letters and diary extracts alongside archive footage; Hirokazu Kore - eda's beautiful OUR LITTLE SISTER, focusing on the lives of four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof four young women related through their late father in provincial Japan; the European Premiere of Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Mabel Cheung's sweeping Chinese epic based on the true story of Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof Jackie Chan's parents A TALE OF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaOF THREE CITIES and Guillaume Nicloux's VALLEY OF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaOF LOVE starring Isabelle Huppert and Gérard Depardieu in a tale of love, loss, memory and the mysticaof love, loss, memory and the mystical.

«AMERICAN VIOLET is a tale of extraordinary personal courage — the story of a mother forced to choose between her children and her principles — a mother who fights to defend both» — Tim Disney, Director

In the interest of being a little less long winded, I'll mention a handful of others a little further down the line including the excellent hip - hop dramedy Patti Cake $, David Lowery's esoteric and meditative directorial masterstroke A Ghost Story, Alejandro Jodorowsky's endlessly surreal and poetically moving autobiography Endless Poetry, the quite devastating and utterly unique animated feature (easily the finest of the year) Birdboy: The Forgotten Children, Edgar Wright's explosively edited joy ride Baby Driver, Joe Swanberg's warm and personal gambler comedy Win It All, and Sean Bryne's totally metal and totally foreboding possession horror The Devil's Candy.

At the heart of her philosophy is the notion that children ought to be given a «voice,» encouraged to discover and refine their own personal writing style, as they compose «stories that matter.»

She empowered and motivated participants to strive for the best for children in their schools and communities through her own personal journey and story of growing up in the Bronx, N.Y. and in revisiting her former preschool.

* At the end of the story, allow children time to consider their personal responses to your questions, and ask each child to write down her or his response.

Parents of gifted children have in personal success stories documented these processes with a variety of educational issues (Karnes & Marquardt, 1991).

The Vallas saga is the story of how an infamous reformer broke the law — a law written expressly for him — and how senior officials put personal and political connections above the law and welfare of Bridgeport's children.

Realizing that they were not alone, parents shared personal stories about their own children — typically students of color — being suspended for minor offenses.

It includes personal success stories from different people with different versions of success, original articles by some of the biggest names in gifted education, and even some gifted child humor for the moments you really need to sit back and laugh at it all.

He does the same in his book, Doing the Right Thing for Children: Eight Qualities of Leadership as he shares stories of the hills and valleys of his personal and professional journeys throughout the presentation of eight core leadership values: human potential, knowledge, social justice, competence, fun and enjoyment, personal renewal, perseverance, and courage.

I don't get too caught up in the rhetoric, probably because my personal experiences tell the real story of school choice: my mom lying to get me into a better school, my own desperate dash to find an affordable home in a strong school district, the struggling Chicago parents who prayed that their children would win the «lottery» and attend a great high school.

Maya finds some comfort in her work, until a group of six couples share their personal stories of their desire for a child.

I've listened to some extraordinary cases and have talked with mothers of children who spoke of past lives, and have read fascinating books that ranged from more academic texts like Dr. Stevenson's Reincarnation and Biology: A Contribution to the Etiology of Birthmarks and Birth Defects and Death and Personal Survival by philosopher Robert Almeder to personal stories like Soul SPersonal Survival by philosopher Robert Almeder to personal stories like Soul Spersonal stories like Soul Survivor.

Described as the «Netflix for Audio,» subscribers can listen to thousands of best - selling audiobooks, stand - up comedy performances, personal development courses, children's stories, business training, guided meditations, celebrity interviews, language learning, audio theater performances, informative lectures, and much more.

A story of disconnections and regret when a child misses an opportunity of being a friend; while the illustrations reflect a beautiful outside world, the personal world shows isolation and loneliness.

After all, it is the main theme of my personal story — finding my true identity in Christ while I was searching for a love relationship with the child I had relinquished.

The number of children, families and seniors participating in funded evidence - based programs validation of effectiveness of programs through personal stories of lives changed.

We accomplish this by taking Rocket to groups of children between the ages of 7 and 10 and telling them the story of his abandonment and rescue which is illustrated by his personal cartoon.

But, as far as my personal experience playing the game as a child goes, the story of how I came to know about the game is important, and it started with a 1998 PAL - region Demo 1 disc that came packaged with my PlayStation console.

Gen. Colin Powell, children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman, entertainer and civic activist Harry Belafonte, President Barack Obama when he was an Illinois state senator, and 211 of the nation's top African - American scientists are all HistoryMakers, as are countless other known and unknown African - Americans who have told their personal stories.

The Bari - based artist will present a series of sculptures installed, arranged and then «modified by several actions» to create a surreal scene where «stories between parents and children are analyzed by the artist's personal view».

This publication records a new, large - scale video installation based on his personal experiences in Upper Egypt, where, with the collaboration of local children, he restaged the epic story of a local shaman.

On Thursday September 29th, Creative Capital artist leader, choreographer and father of two Andrew Simonet will be leading our Artists Raising Kids webinar, sharing his knowledge — both from personal experience and through the stories of other artist parents, on the realities of raising children and maintaining a sustainable and enriching artistic practice.

The End of Nature (1989) The Age of Missing Information (1992) Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth (1995) Maybe One: A Personal and Environmental Argument for Single Child Families (1998) Hundred Dollar Holiday: The Case for a More Joyous Christmas (1998) Long Distance: Testing the Limits of Body and Spirit in a Year of Living Strenuously (2001) Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age (2003) Wandering Home: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape (2005) The Comforting Whirlwind: God, Job, and the Scale of Creation (2005) Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future (2007) Fight Global Warming Now: The Handbook for Taking Action in Your Community (2007) The Bill McKibben Reader: Pieces from an Active Life (2008) American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau (edited)(2008) Eaarth: Making a Life on a Tough New Planet (2010) The Global Warming Reader: A Century of Writing About Climate Change (2011) Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist (2013)

At one time, it may have been debatable whether a spouse who took on child - rearing or housekeeping responsibilities could claim compensation if, as a result of a tort, s / he became unable to continue to perform them (see Regina Graycar, «Hoovering as a Hobby and other Stories: Gendered Assessments of Personal Injury Damages» (1997) 31 U.B.C. L. Rev. 17).

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

life book, life story book A journal or scrapbook that provides a chronicle of a child's life story and personal history.

For example, providing a range of opportunities for children and their families to share their personal stories creates an atmosphere of cultural respect and acknowledgement of diversity.