By Esther Vandersluis Why I Don’t Shop At Target
Dear American Friends, Do you know how good you have it? Because sometimes, I think you forget. I know, I…
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By Melissa Fenton 10 Things Not to Give A Crap About This Christmas
The Elf on the Shelf. The wrapping. The decorating. The holiday parties. Does it all have to be done perfectly…
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By Amy Weatherly 5 Things I Learned Entirely Too Late
I am late pretty much everywhere, every day. I genuinely, genuinely with all of my heart want to be on…
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By Rohini Grace What I’ve Gained by Losing Friends
I have lost touch with so many friends these past few years. Having a child and being present for your…
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Why I’m Skipping Thanksgiving Dinner This Year
This is my Thanksgiving this year: Thanksgiving with no Thanksgiving dinner. I think it's a first for me. No turkey to…
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By Sherry Parnell The Hardest Goodwill Donation I’ve Ever Made
My husband and I decided in late summer that our house needed some love. For several years, we have given…
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By Christi Terjesen Encouragement For the Stay-at-Home Mom
Hey, stay-at-home mom. Did anyone tell you today that you are critical, that your work is terrifically important, and that…
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By Kimberly Poovey She’s Still There
One of the hardest things about processing childhood sexual trauma, for me, has been the loss of Who I Was…
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By Lauren Eberspacher Sometimes I Have Skid Marks
Sometimes I have skid marks. There. It's all out in the open. I said it. I mean, it isn't something…
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By Michelle Koch The Positive Thing About a Negative Person
I assume we all know at least one person who qualifies as less than positive. We can call her Debbie…
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By Sandra Samoska The Day My Husband Put Me in Time Out
It was one of THOSE days. You know the ones I’m talking about? Those days where everything that can go…
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Passion After Kids? This Is What It Really Looks Like.
I could feel the ache in my back as I finally shut the door of the nursery. The last of…
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