The Gift of Helen’s Dishes
It is the time of year when we focus on blessings, gratitude, and gifts—both giving and receiving. I was the…
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It is the time of year when we focus on blessings, gratitude, and gifts—both giving and receiving. I was the…
Continue ReadingMy oldest son is 14, dangling dangerously close to 15, the one year I have left before he starts driving…
Continue ReadingIt is a rare treat for me to enjoy time with my 14-year-old son—solo, or with my other son (he’s…
Continue ReadingThis year’s Holiday Hero Award goes to my son, Waylan’s, sixth-grade teacher, Mrs. Biesemeyer. I honestly could not pick her…
Continue ReadingI recently found myself lost in thought, pondering things I hope my sons recall from their youth. It may not…
Continue ReadingI stepped outside early this morning to let my beloved Cockapoo puppy do his thing. As I stood on the…
Continue ReadingI have thought these words to myself countless times in the past year. With a fresh teenager in seventh grade…
Continue ReadingHe’s 13. I could stop there, and most parents would simply shake their heads, give me a look of sympathy,…
Continue ReadingEarly this morning, I told (yelled is more accurate) my sons to get up with the same furious ferocity I…
Continue ReadingI used my Grandma Wadlow’s dishes this Thanksgiving. I was always too nervous to use them before. I have used…
Continue ReadingAs my sons’ dad and I sat across from each other in our first parent-teacher conference of the day, the…
Continue ReadingI decorate for Christmas a little earlier every year for several reasons. One, my birthday falls in early December, and…
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