by Karen Zurheide | Jan 22, 2004 | Opinion
Two seeming miracles have taken place in Edmond, Okla.—and now I am wishing for even more. As I reported in a previous column, our house went under contract a week after being put on the market, the first miracle. The catch was that we were to close and vacate before...
by Karen Zurheide | Apr 9, 2003 | Opinion
Tonight I kissed my boy goodnight and tucked him into bed, as again he prayed that we would catch the men we seek and that God would help the war to end soon. I wonder how many more nights he will have to say that prayer … The dream went something like this: All...
by Karen Zurheide | Feb 12, 2003 | Opinion
We’re not wealthy, and maybe we should be putting more money aside for college, but we also believe in investing in the family vacation account, and I think with great benefit. Frequency of family dinners has declined for years. Much of the time that parents and...
by Karen Zurheide | Jan 15, 2003 | Opinion
I hope I am teaching my children to care enough about others—and themselves—to live below their means, to use less than they could, to generously share what they have. Before returning to school from the holiday break, my 14-year-old daughter decided to do something...
by Karen Zurheide | Nov 20, 2002 | Opinion
In more ways than one, my work this season is causing me to take a fresh look at my time and priorities, at the meaning of the holidays, at what I want my children to experience this season. These changes are not easy, but I sense that for me they are good. Now in a...
