catapult magazine

Items tagged family

• Slaying the monsters

  How do we process what comes from the generation before to benefit the next generation?

• Template <i>(Store for Future Use)</i>

  A letter for an as-yet unformed person, a letter imagined, and a letter that may never be sent.

• Leaving home to go home

  A story of certainty and doubt on the path toward God.

• Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be clueless

  On passing down skills in community.

• The good fight

  An exploration of how we wrestle with the influences of our upbringing.

• Hat-head

  What brings us to recognize the symptoms of prioritization in our lives?

• A hidden self

  Reading the patterns of childhood in the adults we become.

• Motherhood and?

  A stay-at-home mom finds comfort in her secret identity.

• Donut theology

  Lessons about the first Parent of us all learned in the pastry shop.

• Rich mom, poor mom--all in one

  Thinking about abundance in a new way inspires a new and evolving vision for relationships.

• Nuts and bolts and conversation

  An interview with Dale Ter Haar, owner of South Park Hardware in South Holland, Illinois.

• Dissolution of a family

  A review of Noah Baumbach's film The Squid and the Whale.

• Somewhat unreal communities

  Critics of virtual community laud the face-to-face experience, but what happens virtual reality comes to church?

• Redemption on the road

  A review of Little Miss Sunshine.

• A good death

  Reflections of a Hospice chaplain a few days later.

• Patricia Louise

  A memorial for a mother who had a passion for broken things.

• We only see in part

  On the death of a close friend's father.

• Deep, dark hope

  A reflection on seeking promise after the death of a spouse.

• Always remember, I love you

  A memorial for grandparents who parented.

• Leaving the car at home

  An account of what happens when a family gets out of the car and hits the sidewalk.

• An un-quiet existence

  What a quiet kid learned about identity and parenting from her own small town upbringing.

• Considering just desserts

  With a little thought and creativity, it is possible to serve up a little after-dinner justice.

• Feasting and fruitcake

  Memories and values emerge from a consideration of dessert as a child.

• Rhythms of delight

  An inherited recipe compliments a darkening evening.

• Get out of the mosh pit

  A personal story and an overview of principles for life balance.

• Seeking boredom

  What happens when a child-like boredom meets adult busyness.

• Unto us

  Stories from personal and family history, told through the art of two manger scenes.

• If life gives you gooseberries...

  An interview with Jeffrey Keefer about his first season of winemaking and the personal history that led up to it.

• Top ten things I learned from my father-in-law about how to be a Christian for real

  A list honoring Vern Boerman, who passed away on December 21, 2006.

• The Big C's of Vernon J. Boerman

  A tribute to a beloved father whose influence went well beyond his family.