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Annie’s Playground ten years later: Reflections from Annie’s family and friends on turning their sorrow into the laughter of children

Annie McGann CumpstonJanuary 7, 1997 - March 23, 2003(All photos from the Cumpston Family and Annie's Playground unless otherwise noted)---Dove released by Tom and Megan Cumpston at the grand opening of Annie's Playground in 2005Photo: Baltimore Sun/Aegis---Ten years after the opening of Annie’s Playground in Fallston’s Edgeley Grove Park, the family
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Lemonade stand plans, more about our caterpillar, baby bunnies, prayers, bicycle riding, games, and Mother’s Day leftovers

It’s 5-15-15! As a special treat, today you can read these takes backwards or forwards and they will make just as much sense either way!
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Our sons’ career plans, being Catholic, a beach weekend, and the joy of coming home to a dry basement

Our sons have decided they are going to open a gas station together. Their only disagreement is over which one of them will get to do the best job in the world—which is, of course, this.I suggested maybe they could take turns.
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Sprinting into kindergarten, a castle of cards, a dancing flamingo, a Labor Day sandwich, and silly nicknames

I’m just barely getting this in under the wire, but this seems to be a day when I am behind on things. This evening I delivered belated birthday gifts that should have been given in July, which isn’t too terrible, and March, which is. So maybe these quick takes aren’t all
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Thanksgiving highlights, our first family basketball game, preparing for first reconciliation, and Advent is coming

How was your Thanksgiving celebration? Ours was everything I hoped it would be—delicious food, good conversation, and very little effort involved on my part. Next year maybe I will do more than bring the whipped cream, but this year that was about all I seemed to be able to manage.This
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Philippine nun: DiCaprio’s speech reflects churches’ concern on resources

Be like Leonardo DiCaprio.” That was the call of Sister Aloha Vergara, who praised DiCaprio’s speech at the Feb. 28 Academy Awards.~ By Catholic News ServiceMANILA, Philippines – “Be like Leonardo DiCaprio.”Ucanews.com reported that was the call of Sister Aloha Vergara of the Handmaids of the House of God, who said DiCaprio’s speech at the...
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