Finding My Confidence in Learning to Enjoy Exercise
This picture is of me, noticeably overweight, attending a silks class. This is something I’ve always wanted to do, but…
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Dear Mom, Until We Meet Again
Mom, I pray to the stars that someday, somewhere we pick up where we left off. Before the Alzheimer’s diagnosis.…
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Somewhere Between Wife and Mom, There Is a Woman
Sometimes, it’s hard to remember there is a woman behind the mom. At home, you feel caught between two worlds.…
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By Samantha Krieger Friendship Looks Different Now That Our Kids Are Older
When my kids were young and still in diapers, my friends and I used to meet up at Chick-fil-A for…
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By Her View From Home The Only Fights I Regret Are the Ones We Never Had
You packed up your things and left last night. There are details to work out and lawyers to call, but…
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By Carole Hawkins I Loved You to the End
As your time on this earth came close to the end, I pondered if I had given you the best…
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By Amanda Crews Give Me Friends for Real Life
Give me friends who see the good. Friends who enter my home and feel the warmth and love while overlooking the…
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I Hate What the Drugs Have Done but I Love You
Sister, we haven’t talked in a while. We both know the reason why. Yet again, you had a choice between your family…
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By Louisa Vilardi I Asked the Questions and Mother Had the Answers. Now What?
No one is really ever prepared for loss. Moreover, there is no tutorial on all that comes with it. Whether…
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By Amy Keyes A Friend Gone Too Soon Leaves a Hole in Your Heart
The last living memory I have of my best friend before she died was centered around a Scrabble board. One…
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By Becky Kraenow Here’s to the Saturday Mornings
Here’s to the Saturday mornings—the part of the week that kind of marks the seasons of our lives. I’ve had…
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By Calleen Petersen From a Veteran Special Needs Mom: Don’t Lose Hope
When my son was newly diagnosed with autism, I was reading everything—the good, the bad, and the ugly. So much…
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