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On Wonder
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

On Wonder

A child’s world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood.

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The Animals Speak: A Christmas Eve Legend
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

The Animals Speak: A Christmas Eve Legend

It’s a story almost as old as our culture. A story so filled with hope, with love, with joy that we set a whole season aside for the telling of it. A story so central to our understanding of ourselves that we seek it out again and again.

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Long and Long the Story
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Long and Long the Story

“Long and long the story has been told . . .”

It’s the Christmas story, so, of course, it’s been told before. Again and again. For more than two thousand years.

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The Risk to Grow
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

The Risk to Grow

The day comes when remaining the same becomes more painful than the risk to grow.

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Grief
Marion Dane Bauer Marion Dane Bauer

Grief

When grief sits with you, its tropical heat thickening the air,

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