Tomorrow is not guaranteed

March 19, 2009 | Life Lines

My latest Life Lines column:

I was sitting at the kitchen table this morning, when my 3-year-old decided to strike up a conversation about God and death. It’s not the first time she’s delved into the philosophical realm, so it didn’t come as a complete surprise. But even with the previous warning and the experience of writing a book about helping children deal with grief, I still consider it a challenge to talk to my son and daughters about dying.

After a series of classic preschool questions tinged with a touch of mysticism…Continue reading.

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