The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
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The Clarke County Democrat Podcast
When children teach us without trying
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We’ve all heard the phrases — through the eyes of a child, the words of a child, the faith of a child. There is a lot of meaning behind those sayings, but I didn’t fully understand it until one day when my daughter said something that felt like a gut punch. She was about 10 years old. We were riding in the car on our way to my mom’s house, talking like we always did — just general conversation. Out of the blue, she said, “Mom, you know how we can lose five pounds?” I said, “No, how?” In my...