Youth Sports Doesn’t Need Bleachers Full of Coaches
"Why did that guy yell at you?" my 11-year-old daughter asked me after my 13-year-old son's basketball game. My response…
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Fitness
The Longing to Belong
Hesitantly, I stepped onto the machine. It had been years since I’d been to a gym, let alone used an…
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By SaraLeann A. Daddow Forgiveness Is Hard
There I was, out of breath in the cold, wet field leaning against my shovel as if it were the…
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By Natalie Platzkoester Pavlak A Grandma Is Forever
We all have those moments from childhood that at the time maybe felt . . . insignificant? That is, until…
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What if We Stopped Making Homework the Norm?
Every day I pick my children up from school and ask the same question: Do you have homework tonight? I…
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By Krystal Sieben Parenting Is Easier When We’re Kind To Each Other
Maybe I am blessed (or incredibly naïve) but I’m part of a community where I haven’t run into mean moms.…
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May We Give Hope to the Hurting after the California Fires
My family and the surrounding neighborhoods were evacuated from the Waldo Canyon fire 13 years ago. I watched the screen…
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To Touch Our Scars
It was easy to notice the damage of breast cancer right after surgery. My breast was blue from the dye…
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By Claudia Caramiello Wintering is a Pause
The bustle of the holidays is over. Twinkling lights have been taken down, ornaments packed up, and grandparents have flown…
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One of the Greatest Gifts I Give My Kids Is Letting Them See Me Fail
One of the greatest gifts I can give my kids is for them to see me fail. When I was…
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By Tara Fisher Dukart Why Can’t Good Dogs Live Forever?
Just as we prepare to welcome the new year, our family is in the midst of saying goodbye. Goodbyes are…
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Thank You For This Legacy of Love
My mom is a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She has been my teacher of what being a mom and a…
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