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AT FIRST IT WAS NOT EASY when my mother passed away. All of a sudden it was just my dad and me and the scary thought of life without one of my parents.

Certain words just make me smile, and mothering is one among many. Can any of us not smile when we reflect back on happy times we've spent with someone who showed us special care? It doesn't have to have been your own mother who did this tender caring.

Strong . Powerful.

WITHIN MOST RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS, the masculine nature of God has been favored and the feminine largely overlooked. Only in the last few decades have references to God in feminine terms become more common.

Be still, and know that I am God. —Psalm 46:10 THE CAPACITY WITHIN PEOPLE TO DO GOOD can sometimes take one's breath away.

Reverend Dr. Kyle Burch , Associate Dean of Enrollment for San Francisco Theological Seminary, prayed for a Christian Scientist to enter the program.

OUR PATHS NEVER CROSSED. We were on different journeys, had different timetables.

1. We may indeed feel overwhelmed by fear of nuclear warfare.

ACROSS THE STREET from my mother-in-law's condominium in downtown Seattle, a Muslim-American had just opened fire in the Jewish Federation building, killing one woman and injuring others. He was, he said, protesting Israeli actions in the Middle East.

SOMETIMES PEOPLE BULLY because they're not happy with themselves or maybe their situation at home. I've also found that some kids get bossy and they bully because they're influenced by their siblings or by things they see on TV.