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A Place at the table

by Sacred Playgrounds | Dec 1, 2021 | Parenting, Theology and Culture

The simplest and the greatest joy: time together with loved ones. This blessing was mine on Thanksgiving Day. We had not been together for two years, but there we were: gathered around a single table. Both of my parents were there. Both of my brothers were there,...

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