By Lori Jarrett Notes in Her Lunchbox
In elementary school, recess is the only part of the day when kids get unstructured playtime. It's a short 20…
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By Mehr Piracha Lee The Elf on the Shelf Shows Us Real Magic Will Always Exist
An Open Letter from an Elf on the Shelf: Listen, I know some of you don’t really like me much.…
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I Swore I’d Never Forget Your Little Hand Holding Mine, But I Have and That’s OK
Your first baby is just a whole new world. Their little fingers and toes are everything. You finally understand time…
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By Twyla Franz Bad Days Don’t Have To Get the Best of Us
I tried again to peel her fingers off the headrest in the car, but it wasn’t working. I shouldn’t have…
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Sometimes it Helps To Feel Sad Together
I felt his body stiffen and his jaw set as he snuggled in closer beside me. His 9-year-old self was…
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By Savannah Lyon Adoption is a Picture of Love
African praise melodies were the thing that officially birthed adoption in my soul. Enchanted by the joyful rhythms crooned by…
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By Sarah Trombley We Have a Lot of Kids and Wouldn’t Change a Thing
I’m a mother of four, which is somewhat of a big deal in North America’s standard two-kid culture. The best…
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I Love Hearing You Pray
As a parent, there are so many special moments. So many. I am overwhelmed in the best of ways when…
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By Tynea Lewis There’s Beauty in Having Big Kids, Too
There’s something about when your kiddos can load the dishwasher, mop the floor, and start a load of laundry. There’s…
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Being a Boy Mom Didn’t Come Naturally To Me
He is my first boy. Many things that come easy to me with my girls are difficult with my son.…
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Is This Our Last Magical Christmas?
Dear child, Here we are, just a few weeks out from Christmas. You just made your list and you’re already…
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To the Mom Doing the Invisible Work, I See You
How in the world can the house still be a wreck after I spent the entire day cleaning it? I do…
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