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Living
December 5, 2019
2 Minute Read

2-Year-Old Wins the Internet Starring in His Dad’s Hardware Store Christmas Ad

As soon as that way-too-big beige apron went over 2-year-old Arthur Jones’s head, I was done for. The toddler is the star of a new…

Products We Love
December 4, 2019
3 Minute Read

End the Stocking Stuffers Junk Wars and Give These Games Instead

Confession time: I love Christmas and gift-giving and traditions, but I hate putting together items for my kids’ stockings. I always seem to…

Products We Love
December 4, 2019
1 Minute Read

The Ugly Sweater Meets Christmas Vacation and We Are So Here For it

‘Tis the season for beautiful lights, festive music, and ugly, ugly sweaters. I’ve always been a fan of the ugly Christmas sweater…

Living
December 2, 2019
2 Minute Read

Church’s Clever Viral Video Reminds Us the Best Presents This Christmas Aren’t Under the Tree

Black Friday sales have come and gone. Cyber Monday deals and steals flooded your inbox as the calendar turned to December. The mall is a zoo, and…

Products We Love
December 1, 2019
2 Minute Read

Keep Your Little Ones Safe With These Highly Rated (and Highly Discounted!) Car Seats

My baby girl is growing up, as evidenced by the fact that her first birthday is this week (if you need me I’ll be crying over a piece of cake…

Marriage
November 23, 2019
4 Minute Read

Dear Husband, Now That Our Kids Are Older, I’m Desperate For You To See Me

Dear husband, We’ve been through so much over the years: kids, job changes, many moves, health issues, crazy family issues. It hasn’t always been…

Gift Guides, Shop
November 21, 2019
3 Minute Read

Know What Mom Really Wants For Christmas This Year? A Gift From the Heart.

When we were growing up, every time we kids asked our mom what she wanted for Christmas, her standard reply was, “Make me something,” or…

Grief
November 20, 2019
2 Minute Read

I Am the Mom Who Couldn’t Protect Her Daughter

Editor’s Note: This post discusses sexual abuse I am the mom. I am the mom who thought she could keep her daughter safe. I am the mom whose…

Grief, Loss
November 19, 2019
8 Minute Read

The Pain of Pregnancy Loss Has Made Me Who I Am Today

My husband called me the Baby Whisperer. Not because I could talk to babies, but because whenever my friends found out that they were pregnant, they…

Products We Love
November 15, 2019
2 Minute Read

Move Over Dickens, There’s a National Lampoon Village This Christmas

National Lampoon fans everywhere are about to have the hap-hap-happiest Christmas EVER this year, thanks to the existence of this Christmas Vacation…