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I had my final parenting class the other night.  It was a class I was facilitating; “leading” is not an accurate description of what I did.  Yes, I was there each week, I put the DVD in the player, and I read off the discussion questions at the appropriate times.  But, I learned just as much as the other folks there.  A parenting expert, I am not!

Our final lesson was on parenting with grace.  It was probably my favorite lesson of the course, simply because I learned more in the 60 minute lesson than I had for the entire class.  Read more…