Surviving Middle School Meanies
Yes, I just called our kids mean. Middle school kids are mean but it's not always their fault. Hormones are…
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Yes, I just called our kids mean. Middle school kids are mean but it's not always their fault. Hormones are…
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Continue ReadingThis week marks the four-month anniversary, of sorts, with my fourth employer, of sorts. He's a demanding boss and it is…
Continue ReadingOne of our favorite family activities is making music. In addition to 96-year-old Grandpa Cliff, who plays a real mean…
Continue ReadingI am writing this in bed. It is 6:30 a.m. on a weekday morning. It is a school day,…
Continue ReadingWhen we found out we were pregnant with twins, I told myself, Lord willing, if we were able to meet…
Continue ReadingSome of my friends have children who are in the midst of the frenzied, nerve-wracking process of applying to colleges.…
Continue ReadingThere I found myself . . . being that mom in the pew again—the one who is interrupting the service,…
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Continue ReadingTwo years ago we were a family of four. We had a 4-year-old boy and a 2-year-old girl. We adopted…
Continue ReadingWhat do you do when you want something so badly and know you just cannot have it right this moment?…
Continue ReadingIs one of your resolutions in 2016 to spend more quality time and have more family experiences? January is an…
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