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Remembering Paula Kay

October 1st, 2012

By Jan Barry She would have turned 70 today. Instead, she died of cancer more than 10 years ago. I met Paula Kay Pierce at a peace march. She was my greatest supporter in transforming from bitter ex-soldier into a productive citizen. She became my life partner and made it possible in all sorts of […]

Articles written by Jan Barry
Tags: family, memories, Paula Kay Pierce, poetry, remembrance
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Do Parents Replay (or Try to Correct) Their Own Childhoods?

July 23rd, 2012

By Dr. Jim Taylor My wife, Sarah, and I have two daughters, ages 7 and 5, and, thankfully, we have very similar philosophies on how we want to raise our girls. This common ground has enabled us to provide a generally united and consistent front in the messages we send and, overall, how we respond […]

Articles written by Dr. Jim Taylor
Tags: children, emotions, experiences, memories, parenting, responses
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A Change of Pace

May 17th, 2009

Near the end of last month my son and I drove down to the part of Alabama where I was born and spent part of my childhood. I say part of my childhood because as a kid I got to see a lot of this country. Alabama to California back to Alabama then finally to […]

Articles written by Larry Ennis
Tags: memories
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