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By Haley Byrd Wilt at Christianity Today
· June 4, 2026
· 6 min read
The day she turned 10 months old, my daughter decided she would take her first steps. As my husband and I watched in awe, her little brain made the needed connections between the idea of movement and actual movement. As she put one little foot after another, we cheered her on. She cooed and exclaime
Key takeaway As my husband and I watched in awe, her little brain made the needed connections between the idea of movement and actual movement.
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Category: poverty ·
Published: June 4, 2026 ·
Source: Christianity Today ·
Reading time: 6 min
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