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***2009***Even though I don't know French, do not cook, and have never watched Julia Child on television, I very much enjoyed this book. I love how chatty the book is, with asides and pet names about her husband Paul, showing but not telling how much ...more "
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I love Dr. Mamalakis and his wife Georgia, who have such a lovely family. I'm so glad he wrote a parenting book at last. I remember being so frustrated at his talks at a retreat, though. I tried reading this book a couple of times and kept failing.Af ...more "
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""Responding does not stop children from misbehaving. It stops parents from misbehaving."
"Learning how to parent is not about learning how to get our children to behave; it's about learning how to get ouselves to behave."" — Jan 27, 2018 10:03PM
""Responding does not stop children from misbehaving. It stops parents from misbehaving."
"Learning how to parent is not about learning how to get our children to behave; it's about learning how to get ouselves to behave."" — Jan 27, 2018 10:03PM
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“True love is not so much a matter of romance as it is a matter of anxious concern for the well-being of one's companion.”
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― Stand a Little Taller
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Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven.”
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Prayer preserves temperance. Prayer suppresses anger. Prayer prevents emotions of pride and envy.
Prayer draws into the soul the Holy Spirit, and raises man to Heaven.”
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“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
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