So God Made a Cheer Mom
I’ve never been a sports mom, especially not football. I don’t understand what a first down, punt, or defensive tackle…
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By Jennifer Kennedy Senior Year Feels Like the Last Chapter of Your Favorite Book
The start of your child’s senior year in high school feels like you’re about to begin the last chapter of…
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Sometimes the Coach’s Kid Decides Not to Play
Over breakfast this morning before getting on the bus, my son casually mentioned that he planned to try out for…
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By Megan Hollinger I’m Happy He Loves College, But I Miss Him
We dropped our firstborn son off at college two weeks ago. It may as well have been two years ago…
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By Amy Keyes A Boy Can Grow Up in the Blink of an Eye
This summer, every morning at 6:45 am sharp, my youngest son corralled me out the door so that he would…
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By Jenny Albers There’s Something Special About Cross Country Kids
After each practice, each meet, as they shuffle to the car with beet-red faces and Jello-like legs, it’s easy to…
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By Angela Williams Glenn There’s Something about a Softball Player
There’s just something about a softball player. The sun in the scorching summer heat beats down on her. It may…
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Dear Seniors, Oh the Places You’ll Go!
Dear seniors, I’m pretty sure you’ve all read that book Oh The Places You’ll Go by Dr. Seuss. In fact,…
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When You Live with a Teen and a Tween
I live with a tween and a teen. The last of their baby canines and molars are falling out faster…
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So Much of Their Schoolwork is Digital Now, and So Are Our Memories
I’d like to say I’m a super organized, type-A, Pinterest-savvy rock star when it comes to keeping track of the…
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By Laura Childers My Teen Is Ready to Move Out and I Have to Let Him Go
Kids grow up and move out. But while some people might look forward to an empty nest, I am not…
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No One Really Prepares You for Parenting a Teenager
Sometime during my first pregnancy, my doctor handed me a folder containing a wealth of information. In it was a…
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