By Diane Karr Our Farm Is…
Our farm is where little boys climb the backyard tree and sing songs when they think no one is listening.…
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Diane Karr
When They Tore Down My Old School
Brick by brick, the school that set the stage for so many of my childhood memories is being knocked down…
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I Love My View From the Bleachers When My Kids Are On the Field
When I was still toting a baby and a toddler to my older children’s summer ball games, I learned a…
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All Girls? All Boys? All Good. Why I’m Proud to be a Boy Mom!
I can only guess what it would be like to have a daughter. In my house, the odds fell in…
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A Miraculous Truce Between Brothers
My third son, the Little Middle, likes to lock his bedroom door. Santa brought him this lock two years ago…
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My Sweetheart is a Farmer
Once upon a time I married a farm boy. I received much advice back then. “Never learn how to fix…
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The Best Place To Go
“Are you just going to wear pajamas all week?” “Yes.” “Pants are overrated.” “Your armpits smell like steak.” The crazy…
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The Much-Needed Gift
Does Santa visit your house every year? He visits ours, and samples our cookies too. How he drives that sleigh…
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Getting Through the Gray Days
"Gray day. Everything is gray. I watch. But nothing moves today." I think of this line from Dr. Seuss’s My…
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Letting Boys Play Football
Are you worried about your sons playing football? Let’s talk. As a mom, I get plenty worried, but I also…
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A Beautiful Cross
“What a beautiful cross.” As the lone passenger in the back seat of a St. Louis taxi, I started a…
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Dinner with the Boys
“Don’t talk like that at the table!” “Mind your manners!” Ugh. Sometimes, I tire of explaining to my four sons…
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