By Her View From Home You’ll Grow So Much In Kindergarten and I Can’t Wait to Watch
On her seventh day of school, my kindergartener doesn't cry. It was a long road to this day. For the…
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Kids
By Krystal Sieben Six Feels So Much Bigger
Six . . . Six is only one number more than five, one grade, one year . . . but it…
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By Kelsey Scism There’s Something Special about Football Boys
There’s something about football boys. Maybe it’s the sunrise practices when the heat is too strong mid-afternoon. Or maybe it’s…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Your Kids Look For You on the Sidelines—Do Everything You Can to Be There
After putting in a full busy week, with countless other parents, we flocked to the sidelines to cheer our little…
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By Kristi Killpack You Were Meant to Be Our Oldest
Dear oldest child, Thanks for taking one for the team. You’ve probably thought by now that Dad and I really…
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The Moms in the Stands Are Everything
I love to watch the moms in the stands. Because they know. They know the hours that have added up…
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There’s Something Special about Soccer Kids
We’re on our way home from another weekend soccer tournament out of town, a familiar routine for my family of…
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A New School Year Is an Invitation to Reclaim Joy
I’ve never been much of a New Year’s Eve person . . . maybe it’s the teacher in me, or…
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By Sarah Nichols The Strong-Willed Child Has a Sweet Side Too
An encouragement to the mom of the strong-willed child . . . I didn’t realize that was a thing in…
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By Elisa Preston Sometimes I Say Yes Just to See Her Smile
She looked up at me with the most hopeful, delighted green-blue eyes, “Look what I got, Mama!” And out from…
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By Brittany Olson Dear Daughter, about That Other 4-Letter Word
As my kindergartner came bounding through the door back from the park, she seemed ecstatic to tell me all about…
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The Best Youth Sports Coaches Hold Our Kids Accountable
I’ll never forget it. I was a high school freshman and we were in the middle of a heated basketball…
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