Family: Speaking with Our Children about the Death of Pope John Paul II

Speaking with Our Children about the Death of Pope John Paul II

Written by Lisa M. Hendey

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Rosary is a wonderful tribute to John Paul II. Sassy, mother to nine from Iowa, has encouraged her children to remember repparttar 110188

Cardinals in their prayers during this important time of discernment. •“Be not afraid!” - Bea, mother of five from Arizona, is one of my favorite “experts” and a continual font of wisdom for me, as she has raised one daughter and four sons, (including one priest and two seminarians). She counsels: “When Christ died repparttar 110189

apostles were afraid, ran and hid for a while. When our first Pope, St. Peter died, I'm sure repparttar 110190

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time were also afraid. When a baby is being born, it is said HE is afraid. He is leaving repparttar 110192

only world he's ever known. He has a sense that he will die, But his life is about to begin. The Pope's life, his life in eternity is about to begin, we should rejoice for him. When Christ ascended into heaven he told repparttar 110193

apostles they should rejoice because He is going to repparttar 110194

Father. The Pope's mission on earth was finished and God called him home. We should rejoice for him. It is for ourselves that we weep because he has left us. Christ said about repparttar 110195

Church that "the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." We have God's Word, nothing else is needed. Another phase will begin in Our Church, we should rejoice. God will not abandon us. He never has. It is we who abandon Him by sin. The only thing we should fear is sin. It is time to pray for our Church and await what God has in store for us. The Pope would always say "Be not afraid." The biggest honor we can give our Pope at this time is to heed his words.”

Regardless of how you and your family take time to commemorate John Paul II and his papacy and life of service, time spent in prayer and conversation with our children during this historic time will be remembered for years to come. We need look no further than to repparttar 110196 example offered us by this special light of Christ himself as we take time with our own loved ones to remember him and to seek his intercession in turning our hearts towards Jesus Christ.

Lisa M. Hendey is a mother of two sons, webmaster of numerous web sites, including http://www.catholicmom.com and http://www.christiancoloring.com, and an avid reader of Catholic literature. Visit her at http://www.lisahendey.com for more information.

Teething Symptoms and How to Treat Them

Written by Leroy Chan

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•Give your baby Acetaminophen (Tylenol) for a few days if your baby is uncomfortable, or

•Give your baby Baby Advil (Ibuprofen) if Acetaminophen isn’t working. Ibuprofen may be better because it contains an anti-inflammatory component and Acetaminophen does not.

What You Shouldn’t Give For Your Baby’s Teething Symptoms

If your baby is less than four months old, don’t apply lotions or ointments that claim to soothe repparttar teething pain. They may have ingredients that wash out of repparttar 110185 mouth in a few minutes and could numb your baby’s throat resulting in choking.

It doesn’t matter how convincing your friends or relatives sound, but NEVER, under any circumstances, place alcohol into your baby’s mouth. A “dab of whiskey” is NOT okay. Alcohol is a poison to a young baby. Don’t do it.

Final Thoughts

Now that you’ve been made aware of repparttar 110186 symptoms of teething and repparttar 110187 ways you can comfort your baby when it happens, you should have repparttar 110188 confidence and knowledge to handle this with ease. Good luck and enjoy repparttar 110189 rewards of parenting!

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Leroy has built and maintained several web sites since 1997. He just became a dad and is looking forward to raising his newborn son.

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