Dena Wentz, Author at Her View From Home

Motherhood
June 17, 2026
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By Dena Wentz

Mom Showed Us Love that Lasts

We moved a few years ago, and we had a closet that needed some reworking. In doing so, my husband…

I’m Teaching My Kids To Write Thank You Letters

Living
January 31, 2026
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By Dena Wentz

I’m Teaching My Kids To Write Thank You Letters

I love a good story that includes, “so I wrote them a letter.” Snail mail is my favorite kind of…

Kids, Living
July 8, 2025
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By Dena Wentz

There’s Something about Swim Kids

We’re a swim family. It took us a long time to get here, though. The truth is, I never thought…

Girl Scout Cookies Remind Me of Little Girls with Big Dreams

Motherhood
March 17, 2025
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By Dena Wentz

Girl Scout Cookies Remind Me of Little Girls with Big Dreams

I went out on a chilly Saturday morning for some stamps at one of those satellite post office locations inside…

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 23, 2024
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By Dena Wentz

When You Live with a Teen and a Tween

I live with a tween and a teen. The last of their baby canines and molars are falling out faster…

May is Complete Mayhem: 8 Tips for Making it Through

Motherhood
May 2, 2024
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By Dena Wentz

May is Complete Mayhem: 8 Tips for Making it Through

Dear moms, Before I had kids, I didn’t know about the turbulence in the chaotic month of May, the most…

Kids Remember the Simple Things Done With Love

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
December 21, 2023
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By Dena Wentz

Kids Remember the Simple Things Done With Love

My tween boy said he wanted to decorate his room for Christmas. He said, “You know how you used to…

I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 31, 2023
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By Dena Wentz

I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me

I’m at this stage of parenting. You know, the one when I hardly catch their faces in photos anymore but…

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

Motherhood, Teen, Tween
August 17, 2023
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By Dena Wentz

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

I recently had coffee with a good friend who I don’t get to see very often. During our hour of…

Dear Working Mom, the Most Important Work You Do Happens Before You Get to the Office

Motherhood
September 12, 2022
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By Dena Wentz

Dear Working Mom, the Most Important Work You Do Happens Before You Get to the Office

Dear working momma, Listen, I see you. I know you are just getting to work, but you have been up…

Friendship, Kids, Motherhood
May 25, 2022
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By Dena Wentz

Find the People Who Will Root for You

My son participated in tryouts out for a new travel soccer team at the end of a recreational fall soccer…

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

Child, Motherhood, Tween
December 22, 2021
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By Dena Wentz

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

One night, my husband was out at a meeting. I cleaned up after dinner, started the dishwasher, swept the floor,…

Dena Wentz

Dena Wentz

Mom Showed Us Love that Lasts

I’m Teaching My Kids To Write Thank You Letters

There’s Something about Swim Kids

Girl Scout Cookies Remind Me of Little Girls with Big Dreams

When You Live with a Teen and a Tween

May is Complete Mayhem: 8 Tips for Making it Through

Kids Remember the Simple Things Done With Love

I’ll Make Time for My Tweens as Long as They Need Me

Playing Youth Sports Is Important But It’s Not Everything

Dear Working Mom, the Most Important Work You Do Happens Before You Get to the Office

Find the People Who Will Root for You

I’m Getting Used To the Middle Part of Parenting

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