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: Gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day, how Lent is going, enjoying toy trains, the flashlight that might be at the end of a tunnel, meatless dinners, and reading fortunes

Now that our Chinese New Year festivities are complete, we are gearing up for all the Irish-American fun we can muster.That will mean corned beef and cabbage, a viewing of The Quiet Man, and some homemade Irish soda bread. I’m not sure we’ll make it to Baltimore’s St. Patrick’s Day
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The importance of a Catholic high school ring: Sharing memories and traditions with the John Carroll Class of 2016

The John Carroll Ring (Photo: JC Patriot) Congratulations to the John Carroll Class of 2015!!At 7 p.m. tonight, they will gather with classmates and loved ones for one of the best traditions of their high school experience in Bel Air: the reception of their John Carroll ring.This ring ceremony —and all
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7 Quick Takes Friday: It’s Good Friday and this blog has no pictures in it, a trip to Emmitsburg, pretzel baking, egg boiling, and an Easter joke

I must warn you: This post has no pictures today. I am not doing this because it is Good Friday, a day of fasting and abstinence and the most solemn day of the year.My camera is not broken, and I have not given up taking pictures.No, I’m afraid The Catholic
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Easter bunnies, eggs, candy, activities, and other fun memories

Happy Easter! And look! I am able to post photos again! I’ll try not to overwhelm you with them. Let's get to the takes!
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7 Quick Takes Friday: Apparently I’m a genius, spring has sprung, faith, vocations, favorite cousins, and discussing homelessness

Last week I let Daniel pick out some yogurt at the store. He chose the kind that comes with M&Ms. Naturally he gobbled it all down and wanted more. But there was none left.So I took some plain yogurt and found a few M&Ms to drop into it. When he
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