By Deanne Frieders The Dinner Bell is the Heartbeat of a Farm
The sound of the dinner bell echoes across our farm like a whispered promise—a signal that no matter how tangled…
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By Brittney Wilson The Unbirthday Present
Growing up, my grandmother had a sweet tradition: on each of our birthdays, she’d give the other child a small…
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By Heather Vogler The Day Before 9/11
A three-hour drive to New York City did sound ambitious for a Monday morning, but I was in an adventurous…
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By Lisa Bonnema We All Carry Hurts and Burdens—So How We Treat Each Other Matters
Recently, I was filling out some school paperwork for my youngest daughter that required her surgical history. It was a…
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By Pallavi Srivastava My Mother Is Strength and Grace
Forty-nine years. Almost half a century. For many, that’s a lifetime. That’s how long they were married. Losing my dad…
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By Amy Keyes When Did Middle Aging Get So Hard and How Did My Parents Make It Look So Easy?
When I was younger, I had no concept of age. My parents and their friends could have been 50, and…
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By Wendy C There’s So Much Pressure to Keep Up with the Joneses
It crept up on me slowly. I’m not even sure when exactly it all started. Perhaps it was when I…
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By Her View From Home The Women In My Life Have become My Lifeline
In my early 20s, I thought all I ever wanted or needed was a man to love and who loved…
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By Michelle Koch I’m a Minnesota Mom and My Heart Is Broken
I live 12 miles from the latest mass shooting. Twelve miles from Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis. An angry person…
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By Carolyn Moore Dear Taylor, I Hope Your Next Chapter Is Beautifully Ordinary
Dear Taylor, I don’t know what it’s like to sell out a stadium. When I leave the house, no cameras…
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Degree Not Always Required
I saw a job open up that I was qualified for in the real world. I had all the credentials…
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To Know What It’s Like to Start Over
Walking up to the pool where I used to bring my daughters when they were little, I can almost feel…
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