Dear Parents of Neurodiverse Children: Live with Intention
This year, two colleagues and I submitted a poster titled Feeling at Home, Away from Home for my organization’s annual…
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Being a Mom Means I’m Exhausted by the Time the Weekend is Over
Should I be enjoying this more? I wondered to myself as I sat in the car solo, a rare moment…
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By Amy Keyes I’m Thankful for Generational Friendship
I am writing this at the hospital bedside of my dad, who just had quadruple bypass surgery, feeling endless gratitude…
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By Vicki Bahr Grandchildren Grow Up Even Faster
One of my favorite pictures is the one taken of our two daughters-in-law standing belly-to-belly at their baby shower. They…
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Parenting When Disaster Strikes Means Getting Back to the Basics
If you happen to be a fan of disaster movies, you have inevitably seen fictitious parents make life-and-death choices in…
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By Jessica Swanda You Don’t Need Big Vacations to Make Fun Summer Memories with Your Kids
With the arrival of summer break, photos of exciting family vacations have begun to fill my social media feed. I…
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By Audrey Bivins You’re Better off Not Comparing Yourself to Others
“When can I have a phone?” my sweet daughter asked from the backseat of the van. “Gabby and Megan already…
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What I Hope My Kids Learn by Watching Their Working Mom
When I was growing up, I watched my mom work. She was an elementary school teacher. I saw how hard she…
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Don’t Be a Doormat Friend
From my teen years into my late 20s, I was the friend people would come to when they needed something—and…
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By Cat Borg Resentment Lingers as Long as You Let It
I let the anger consume me. It's happened before. I was hurt, and it was real, but I fed it.…
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By Lizzy Christian So God Made a Firefighter’s Kid
He knew a firefighter needed a miniature version of himself to obsess over firetrucks and think that visiting Daddy at…
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Hope Is a Flower Blooming in the Darkness
Some days there doesn’t seem to be much to encourage. Hope is dim. People with their needs feel like a…
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