By Caroline Murray Mom Friends Are the Best Friends
When I moved to a new city with my family and my kids started school, I found myself immersed in…
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By Her View From Home Hospital Room Duet of O Holy Night Proves Nurses Truly Are Angels
The holidays are a beautiful time, but there are many this season who are fighting their greatest battles while the…
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By Karen Johnson Grab the Tissues: This Nostalgic Publix Commercial Will Take You Right Back to the Magic of Christmas Morning
They say our kids won't remember what presents they got. That instead they'll remember the smells of Christmas morning—freshly perked…
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By Sara Ohlin My Nightmare Before Christmas Took Place in a Cardboard Box
“All the Christmas ornaments are destroyed,” my husband Greg said one Saturday this fall. “What?” I glared at him like…
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By Carolyn Moore “Not Everyone Who Lost His Life in Vietnam Died There.” Veteran’s Obituary Written By His Brother Will Take Your Breath Away
The first line stopped me mid-scroll. "Not everyone who lost his life in Vietnam died there." I clicked through to…
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By Brea Schmidt In the Chaos of This Holiday Season, Can We Just…Stop?
Why does this holiday season feel so weird? Anyone else feeling it? Maybe it's the fact that I'm pretty sure…
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By Adrian Collins My Sister and I May Be Opposites But We’re Best Friends
On the surface, we don’t have much in common. In fact, no one would peg us as sisters. She has…
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SNL’s Take On Kids Holiday Clothing Is What Every Parent Is Thinking
Like many clever SNL skits, you don't even know it's not an actual commercial until you're 20 seconds in. All…
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By Brynn Burger This Christmas, Our Family is Going Stress-Free
For years, on Christmas morning, my little brother and I woke up before the sun and sat excitedly at the…
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By Jennifer Bailey Here’s to the Stepparents Who Show Up
When I was two, my parents' marriage ended. It was over before I was even born, sadly. He left for…
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By Kelsey Scism Social Media is the Sears Christmas Catalog of Our Youth
I pull the magazine from the mailbox. The moment my fingertips brush the slick paper, I am lost in nostalgia.…
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By Jessica Nazario When it Comes to Friends, it’s Better to Have Four Quarters Than a Hundred Pennies
When it comes to friendship and acclimating to new environments, my daughter and I had very different childhood experiences. By…
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