By Jenny 5 Tips To Travel With Kids Without Losing Your Mind
The holiday season is upon us, which for many moms and dads means long car rides as the family travels…
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The Sweetest Mother's Day Gift!
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By Connie Jelkin Grandma Dot’s Cleaning Tips: Stovetop Scum
Did you spill something on the top of your flat top stove and now you have some Rorschach test ink…
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By Ashli Brehm A-Caroling We Will Go…
"I'm going to start making a list so we can go caroling." My five year old is always making plans.…
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By Leslie Means To the stranger who scolded my 6 year old daughter
Being a parent is tough work, rewarding, but tough. If you’re a parent, you know all about this. Kids spill,…
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By Chaaron Not Just for Girls
The first notes of the overture hung in the air and I gave my date a quick squeeze. A lump…
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By Shannon Bauer Our Christmas Miracle
It’s ironic to me that this month’s story I’m writing about my pregnancy and delivery during Jayden’s birthday month! I…
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By Maralee Bradley “Foster Child” Doesn’t Mean “Unwanted Child”
Our first fostering experience was a baptism by fire into the world of child welfare. It was a NICU infant.…
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By Amanda Sullivan You’re Doing It Wrong: Thoughts on Becoming a Mother
When I got pregnant over a year ago, I obviously knew my life would never be the same when our…
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The “Real” Mom
I'll admit I was shocked when I heard my son use the word "real" to talk about a biological relative.…
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We’re Dating Again…
A few months back, I wrote about my marriage. And how my husband and I love being married to each other. And…
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By Deb Burke The Glamorous Life of Motherhood
Motherhood. It’s not so glamorous. Especially that whole, “becoming a mother” act of birthing a child. Sure, making the baby…
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Mom and Dad’s Advice Falls on Overscheduled Ears
I couldn’t play organized sports until the seventh grade. Seventh grade was middle school in the ’90s. Apparently, the world…
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