How Do We Keep the Holiday Magic Alive when the Family Matriarch is Gone?
For many people, the holidays are a season of delight and celebration, a time when magic happens. But for some,…
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By Charissa Bates I Do Want to Go For Coffee, But My Kids Need Me Right Now
“Sorry, I can’t meet up for coffee. My life has been chaotic,” I say for what feels like the tenth…
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We Started a Gratitude Journal—Then Hurricane Helene Hit
“Mama, go get your notebook! I have gratitudes to add!” When we started listing things we were grateful for, it…
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By Krystal Sieben We’re Done Overscheduling Ourselves at Christmas
Is it just me, or were the holidays always so much? This is a serious question. Like, I often wonder,…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Grandmas Make Holiday Magic Too
When you’re a child, the holidays come with a sense of magic, but that magic is wrapped up in Santa…
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By Rachael Ramas Our Bonus Kids Fill My Home and My Heart with Joy
For as long as I can remember, I’d wondered if I’d have two kids or maybe even three. Like many…
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By Loren Ward I Chose Her Son, but My Mother-In-Law was Made for Me
If I end up marrying him, I get to have her as my mother-in-law. Those were the words that went…
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It’s Okay To Say No This Christmas
There I was, crying my eyes out. Once again, I had found myself isolated from the party. It was another…
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Can You Be a Crown Straightener?
I volunteered in my fifth-grade daughter's class today. She's graduating from elementary school, so, of course, I was guilted into…
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By Kris Ann Valdez It’s a Facebook Marketplace Christmas
It’s December, nearing Christmas. Early in the morning before the kids wake, I throw open the lid of the recycle…
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By Amber Kuipers Good Friends Soften Your Edges
Has anyone else become disillusioned with how focused we are on making sure we are feeling happy and accepted and…
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Fall May Be Fading, but My Love for It Remains
I recently found myself lost in thought, pondering things I hope my sons recall from their youth. It may not…
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