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Ray Alston has a PhD from The Ohio State University. He now teaches Russian at BYU-Idaho, where he graduated with a BA in English in 2011. That was also where he met his wife, Megan, with whom he shares three sons and a love of nature, music, and good books.
Parenting

Choosing Parenthood, the Hard Joy

Parenthood is often framed as optional and exhausting. But what do we gain by taking a more eternal view?