By Jenny Albers I’m Done Making New Year’s Resolutions I Don’t Care About
A new year is upon us and I can almost smell the possibility. The week between Christmas and New Year's…
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By Shelby Spear Dear Busy Family as You Scurry Around This Christmas: Don’t Forget Grandma
Each year the Christmas season is full of relentless planning and preparation. The weeks leading up to Christmas Eve are…
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By Stevie Swift I’m Glad You Showed Up
I played basketball one year in high school. For some reason we practiced in the morning before school, and one…
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By Brynn Burger Our Kids Know the Truth About Santa, and Christmas is Still Magical
We told our kids the truth about Santa this year. They are seven and nearly three. Put down your torch…
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By Jenny Rapson This ‘Home Alone’ Google Ad Made All My 90s Kid Dreams Come True
In case you missed it, a 38-year-old Macaulay Culkin broke the internet and made all my 90s kid dreams come…
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By Meg Duncan A Former Retail Worker’s Holiday Shopping Plea: Be Kind to the People Helping You This Week
Through my early twenties, I worked in customer service as a gas station clerk and a waitress, and let me…
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Christmas Should Smell Like Goldfish and Babies
December is going fast, and I’m still mailing Christmas cards. I lick an envelope sealed and wonder if it will…
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By Jacqueline Miller The Tired Mom’s Guide to Holiday Wrapping
So you’ve spent a small fortune on Amazon. And, if you’re extra brave, you may have even elbowed your way…
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By Rachel Ray I Really Do Need Him, Every Hour
So, I have this little secret. I admit, I can’t face life alone. I just can’t, it’s too hard. If…
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By Jodie Utter Don’t Take This Personally, But Please Don’t Ever Call Me on the Phone
I sat here trying to remember when I last spent time chatting with a friend on the phone until I…
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By Whitney Fleming My Dad’s Been Gone for 15 Years, But Gives Me a Godwink Every Christmas
I picked up the phone to call my dad the other day. I was thinking about my car insurance bill,…
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By Kelli Bachara When the Most Wonderful Time of the Year Just Isn’t
I’ve always felt there is something so magical about this time of the year with the sparkling lights, warm fires,…
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