By Vicki Doronina The Question of Girlfriend
My 14-year-old son doesn't have a girlfriend. At least that’s what he tells me. And I don’t even know what…
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By Katherine Kring 10 Things I just don’t understand about being a woman
It’s a tough world out there for ladies. Expectations and heels keep gettin’ higher. As I’ve changed from little girl…
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By Holly Mthethwa The Year Without a Christmas Tree
Empty Spaces Marked Once-Filled Places Nearly two years ago, my husband, Oscar, pleaded that our Christmas tree linger a little…
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By Emily Page Hatch Mothering Our Friendships
As one of the first of my friends to have a baby, I was eager to meet other moms, only…
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By Ashley Morgan I finally have happy tears
I have totally played around with sharing my “story” forever. Not that it is anything super special, but it did…
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By Kathryn Grassmeyer Thankful for the Drought and the Harvest
I recently traveled to my hometown and a friend of mine tagged along (likely not knowing she'd be spending nine…
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By Kate Hula The Balance Within
As you read this, you may be still full from yesterday’s Thanksgiving dinner, or running high on your Black Friday…
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By Diane Karr 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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By Kristi Bose Tales of a Hunting Widow
Most kids learn blue, red, and yellow first. Kamden learned green and orange. Not a surprise when your daddy is…
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By Esther Vandersluis The Christmas Decorating Frustration
I love Christmas. Love it. Like so many of us do. I would also say I am a pretty…
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By Stacy Harrison 10 Ways to Get Your Advent On!
This Sunday marks the start of the Christian season of Advent. When I was a kid, this meant some countdown…
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By Leslie Means The Attempt to be Fancy
Third grade was a good year. I had a teacher I adored, friends weren’t sassy, my hair had not yet…
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