This North Dakota Homecoming Queen is Capturing Hearts Everywhere
When Paula and Kevin Burckard’s third child was born, she arrived with a little something extra the North Dakota couple never saw coming. …
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Inspiration
Dear Kids, When I Forget What It’s Like To Be Little
The kids were squealing in the backseat. For the five minutes prior they were begging me to spill the beans on where we were going as I had only told…
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My Children Deserve To See the Whole Me, Not Just the Mom Me
Before I was a mother, I was a human being. A human being with life experiences, passions, fears, talents, hobbies, goals, friends and aspirations…
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My Mother-in-Law’s Legacy: Simplicity
The memories of my mother-in-law spilled to the forefront of my mind, just as the contents of his jacket pocket fell onto our dresser. It was…
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A Car Accident Left My Teenager Paralyzed—and Incredibly Fierce
I drove back from my son’s college concert near midnight. Exhausted, I glanced at my 14-year-old daughter, Beth, asleep in the passenger seat. We…
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Dear Mama, You’re Allowed To Not Be There
Friday afternoon was not much crazier than most afternoons. My husband was mowing the lawn, my daughter was hangry and my youngest son was due to be…
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We Turned a Church Into Our Home; Here’s What Remodeling It Taught Us
I remember seeing a home improvement show for the first time. It impacted me in a deeper way than the DIY “whoa, they turned those terrible peach…
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They Live In One of America’s Most Dangerous Cities—And Now They’re Among the Most Inspiring
The familiar song grew louder. Students dressed as antelope, wildebeests, and lions slowly filled the stage. The opening scene enraptured the…
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How This 10-Year-Old Is Helping Save Lives From Inside the Oval Office
The world of childhood cancer is one you aren’t familiar with, until you have to be. It’s a world where more than 40,000 children undergo…
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16 Pieces of Good Advice As You Grow
The memory is as vividly clear now as it was the day it happened, and it always leaves me feeling nostalgic. August 11th, 2013 was and still is the…
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